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Tornado Warning — Warned Area, LA — Jun 18, 2026

NWS LIX · ETN 71 · National Weather Service warning
Radar-indicated position & projected track

Event Summary

The National Weather Service office LIX issued a tornado warning at 09:38 UTC on Jun 18, 2026. The warning was in effect for 24 minutes, ending at Jun 18, 2026 10:02 UTC. At the last radar check, the storm was located near 29.78, -90.44, moving northeast at about 26 mph.

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Counties Affected

Storm Reports

TimeLocationCounty / StateEFRemarks
2 ENE Boutte St. Charles, LA UNK NWS ground survey confirmed a brief EF-0 tornado touched down over rural parts of St. Charles and moved into Santa Cruz Ct between Boutte and Luling... LA. (LIX)
2 WNW Avondale Jefferson, LA UNK *** 2 INJ *** Corrects previous tornado report from 2 WNW Avondale. A NWS ground survey confirmed an EF-1 tornado touched down in Avondale... LA near Butler Drive and c (LIX)
2 NNE Bridge City Jefferson, LA UNK A NWS storm survey team confirmed an EF-1 tornado touched down in Jefferson... LA and moved northeast through New Orleans to Lakeshore Drive on Lake Pontchartrain. (LIX)

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

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