Extreme Tornado Watch | Effective 06/17/2026 20:24

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued June 17 at 10:24PM CDT until June 18 at 6:00AM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
June 17, 2026 - 8:24pm
Expires: 
June 18, 2026 - 4:00am
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 348 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS VERMILION AND WEST COTE BLANCHE BAYS ATCHAFALAYA AND EAST COTE BLANCHE BAYS COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA OUT 20 NM
Area Description: 
Vermilion and West Cote Blanche Bays; Atchafalaya and East Cote Blanche Bays; Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA out 20 NM
Forcast Office: 
NWS Lake Charles LA