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

NWS LIX · ETN 76 · National Weather Service warning
Radar-indicated position & projected track

Event Summary

The National Weather Service office LIX issued a tornado warning at 10:32 UTC on Jun 18, 2026. The warning was in effect for 32 minutes, ending at Jun 18, 2026 11:04 UTC. At the last radar check, the storm was located near 29.92, -90.23, moving northeast at about 24 mph.

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Storm Reports

TimeLocationCounty / StateEFRemarks
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)
Eden Isle St. Tammany, LA UNK NWS ground survey confirmed an EF-0 touched down in Eden Isle... LA and moved east across I-10 into Lakeshore Village before lifting. (LIX)
4 SE Eden Isle St. Tammany, LA UNK NWS ground survey confirmed an EF-1 tornado touched down in Treasure Isle and moved northeast through Avery Estates before crossing the Pearl River Basin into Hancock C (LIX)

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

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