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Tornado Warning — Warned Area, LA — Feb 15, 2026

NWS LCH · ETN 13 · National Weather Service warning
Radar-indicated position & projected track

Event Summary

The National Weather Service office LCH issued a tornado warning at 03:01 UTC on Feb 15, 2026. The warning was in effect for 29 minutes, ending at Feb 15, 2026 03:30 UTC. At the last radar check, the storm was located near 30.61, -92.78, moving east at about 36 mph.

Timeline

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Counties Affected

Storm Reports

TimeLocationCounty / StateEFRemarks
2 SSW Oberlin Allen, LA UNK Tornado touchdown just north of JJ Storer Rd then continued eastward across Highway 165 before ending in the woods after a short distance. Numerous Pine Trees were dama (LCH)
3 S Turkey Creek Evangeline, LA UNK Tornado touched down somewhere in the woods west of Veterans Memorial HWY then continued northeast to HWY 167 where it dissipated. Several pine trees were snapped at th (LCH)
4 NW Pine Prairie Evangeline, LA UNK Tornado started in the wooded areas southeast of the Crooked Creek Reservoir where an area of trees were snapped. To the east... a private drive sustained varying degre (LCH)
2 N Cheneyville Rapides, LA UNK Tornado touched down east of Hwy 71 and continued northeastward towards Bayou Rd. Damage to a few outbuildings occurred... with one sustaining significant damage. Addit (LCH)
4 NW Pine Prairie Evangeline, LA UNK Numerous trees and power lines down. Minor damage to a home. Possible tornado. (LCH)
2 NW Bunkie Avoyelles, LA UNK There is a concentrated area of damage east of HWY 71 where a tornado touched down. It progressed northeastward across the highway... where it caused additional minor d (LCH)
3 SE Crowley Acadia, LA UNK A brief tornado touched down near the intersection of Hancock Rd and Leger Rd where it caused damage to an outbuilding and a canopy. (LCH)

Preliminary local storm reports (SPC) within the warned area window — subject to revision after NWS surveys.

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