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Tornado Warning — Warned Area, LA — Mar 12, 2026

NWS LIX · ETN 22 · National Weather Service warning
Radar-indicated position & projected track

Event Summary

The National Weather Service office LIX issued a tornado warning at 01:11 UTC on Mar 12, 2026. The warning was in effect for 38 minutes, ending at Mar 12, 2026 01:49 UTC. At the last radar check, the storm was located near 30.76, -90.84, moving east at about 43 mph.

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Counties Affected

Storm Reports

TimeLocationCounty / StateEFRemarks
1 S Easleyville St. Helena, LA UNK An NWS storm survey confirmed an EF-1 tornado touched down near LA Hwy 1043 and LA Hwy 43 in St. Helena Parish. (LIX)
5 WNW Roseland St. Helena, LA UNK Corrects previous tornado report from 3 NNW Roseland. An NWS storm survey confirmed at least an EF-0 tornado touched down north of LA Hwy 1048 and near Interstate 55 in (LIX)
3 NNW Roseland Tangipahoa, LA UNK An NWS storm survey confirmed at least an EF-0 tornado touched down north of LA Hwy 1048 and near Interstate 55 in Tangipahoa Parish. (LIX)
3 SSE Montpelier Livingston, LA UNK A 65 MPH EF0 tornado touched down north of Albany... LA and tracked southeast. (LIX)
7 E Kentwood Tangipahoa, LA UNK An NWS storm survey confirmed an EF-0 tornado touched down near LA Hwy 38 near Lewiston... LA in northeast Tangipahoa Parish. (LIX)
8 ENE Tickfaw Tangipahoa, LA UNK A EF-0 tornado touched down just east of Loranger. (LIX)
2 WSW Franklinton Washington, LA UNK Corrects previous tornado report from 1 SSW Franklinton. An NWS storm survey confirmed an EF-1 tornado touched down near LA Hwy 16 south of Franklinton... LA in Washing (LIX)
1 SSW Franklinton Washington, LA UNK An NWS storm survey confirmed an EF-1 tornado touched down near LA Hwy 16 south of Franklinton... LA in Washington Parish. (LIX)

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

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