NWS New Orleans LASV.W 0174September 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Washington County, LA
The National Weather Service office in New Orleans issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Washington County in Louisiana, which was in force until 6:15 p.m. local time on September 21. It was the 174th severe thunderstorm warning the NWS office in New Orleans issued in 2026. Louisiana had 33 severe thunderstorm warnings in September 2026, against 10 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Louisiana's severe thunderstorm warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 1.1 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, New Orleans LA
- Area
- Washington County
- State
- Louisiana
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 5:12 p.m. CDT, September 21, 2026
- Expires
- 6:15 p.m. CDT, September 21, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KLIX SV.W 0174
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. AreaZine rebuilds this page from the agency's record; the agency's page is the one to act on. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.
The notice as issued
SVRLIX The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Washington Parish in southeastern Louisiana... * Until 615 PM CDT. * At 512 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles northeast of Enon, or 7 miles east of Franklinton, moving southwest at 5 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and small hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Enon.
What the agency told people to do
Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.