Severe Tropical Storm Warning | Effective 07/22/2026 02:26

Headline: 
Tropical Storm Warning issued July 22 at 4:26AM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA
Event: 
Tropical Storm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 22, 2026 - 2:26am
Expires: 
July 22, 2026 - 4:30pm
Description: 
* WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 50 kt and seas 7 to 12 ft. * WHERE...Portions of Gulf of America. * WHEN...Tropical Storm force winds possible until late this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Tropical storm force winds and hazardous seas will capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.
Instruction: 
Mariners should alter plans to avoid these hazardous conditions. Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the vessel for hazardous conditions.
Area Description: 
Lake Pontchartrain; Mississippi Sound; Lake Salvador and Lake Cataouatche; Lake Borgne; Breton Sound; Chandeleur Sound; Terrebonne Bay; Barataria Bay; Coastal Waters from Port Fourchon LA to Lower Atchafalaya River LA out 20 nm; Coastal waters from the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River to Port Fourchon Louisiana out 20 NM; Coastal Waters from Boothville LA to Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River out 20 nm; Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island out 20 NM; Coastal waters from Port Fourchon Louisiana to Lower Atchafalaya River LA from 20 to 60 NM; Coastal waters from Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River to Port Fourchon Louisiana from 20 to 60 NM; Coastal Waters from Stake Island LA to Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River from 20 to 60 nm; Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island Louisiana out 20 to 60 NM
Forcast Office: 
NWS New Orleans LA