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

NWS LCH · ETN 14 · National Weather Service warning
Radar-indicated position & projected track

Event Summary

The National Weather Service office LCH issued a tornado warning at 03:10 UTC on Feb 15, 2026. The warning was in effect for 35 minutes, ending at Feb 15, 2026 03:45 UTC. At the last radar check, the storm was located near 30.88, -92.48, moving east-northeast at about 45 mph.

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Counties Affected

Storm Reports

TimeLocationCounty / StateEFRemarks
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)
2 S Port Barre St. Landry, LA UNK The tornado started due southeast of Port Barre along LA 741 where it lifted the sheet metal roofing from a home. Several outbuildings were destroyed or heavily damaged (LCH)
Port Barre St. Landry, LA UNK Report received of roof damage in Port Barre. One roof cave in and part of another roof was removed from a home. Time estimated by radar... exact location not known. Po (LCH)

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

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