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

NWS LIX · ETN 79 · National Weather Service warning
Radar-indicated position & projected track

Event Summary

The National Weather Service office LIX issued a tornado warning at 12:02 UTC on Jun 18, 2026. The warning was in effect for 43 minutes, ending at Jun 18, 2026 12:45 UTC. At the last radar check, the storm was located near 30.25, -89.68, moving northeast at about 29 mph.

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Counties Affected

Storm Reports

TimeLocationCounty / StateEFRemarks
8 NE Kiln Hancock, MS EF1° NWS ground survey confirmed an EF-1 touched down near Standard Dedeaux Rd and moved northeast into Harrison County. It lifted near MS Hwy 53. (LIX)
1 W Wlox Tv Station Tow Stone, MS EF1° A brief EF1 tornado occurred in the McHenry area... beginning just southwest of Beech Road... tracking northeast across Beech Road and Hall Road. On the tornadoes short (MOB)

Preliminary local storm reports (SPC) within the warned area window — subject to revision after NWS surveys. ° = rating parsed from the NWS damage-survey text quoted in the SPC report narrative (derived, not an official F-scale entry).

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