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

NWS LIX · ETN 27 · National Weather Service warning
Radar-indicated position & projected track

Event Summary

The National Weather Service office LIX issued a tornado warning at 01:58 UTC on Mar 12, 2026. The warning was in effect for 33 minutes, ending at Mar 12, 2026 02:31 UTC. At the last radar check, the storm was located near 30.50, -90.42, moving east-southeast at about 28 mph.

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Storm Reports

TimeLocationCounty / StateEFRemarks
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)
6 ESE Folsom St. Tammany, LA UNK Corrects previous tornado report from 6 ESE Folsom. An NWS storm survey confirmed an EF-0 tornado touched down near Blond... LA and LA Hwy 40. (LIX)
6 ESE Folsom St. Tammany, LA UNK An NWS storm survey confirmed an EF-0 tornado touched down near Blond... LA and LA Hwy 40. (LIX)
8 W Bush St. Tammany, LA UNK An NWS storm survey confirmed an EF-0 tornado touched down in north St. Tammany Parish near Hwy 1082 and Elderberry Ln. (LIX)

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

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