urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7900251d15ffcc08f840f6aa55f36b9f8e618e04.001.1.IPAWSw-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov2026-06-18T02:17:00-05:00ActualAlertPublicIPAWSv1.0en-USMetTornado WarningShelterImmediateExtremeObservedSAMETORNationalWeatherServiceTOW2026-06-18T02:17:00-05:002026-06-18T02:17:00-05:002026-06-18T02:45:00-05:00NWS Lake Charles LATornado Warning issued June 18 at 2:17AM CDT until June 18 at 2:45AM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LATORLCH The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Northeastern St. Mary Parish in south central Louisiana... Southeastern St. Martin Parish in south central Louisiana... * Until 245 AM CDT. * At 217 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Patterson Memorial Airport, or near Patterson, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Tornado. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely. * This dangerous storm will be near... Morgan City, Patterson, Berwick, Bayou Vista, and Patterson Memorial Airport around 220 AM CDT. Stephensville around 230 AM CDT. Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Centerville. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.http://www.weather.govAWIPSidentifierTORLCHWMOidentifierWFUS54 KLCH 180717eventMotionDescription2026-06-18T07:17:00Z...storm...225DEG...27KT...29.68,-91.37maxHailSizeUp to .75tornadoDetectionRADAR INDICATEDBLOCKCHANNELEASBLOCKCHANNELNWEMEAS-ORGWXRVTEC/O.NEW.KLCH.TO.W.0030.260618T0717Z-260618T0745Z/eventEndingTime2026-06-18T02:45:00-05:00WEAHandlingImminent ThreatCMAMtextNWS: TORNADO WARNING in this area til 2:45 AM CDT. Take shelter now. Check media.CMAMlongtextNational Weather Service: TORNADO WARNING in this area until 2:45 AM CDT. Take shelter now in a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. Check media.St. Martin, LA; St. Mary, LA29.55,-91.37 29.68,-91.51 29.96,-91.25 29.93,-91.23 29.92,-91.23 29.9,-91.21 29.86,-91.2 29.85,-91.18 29.83,-91.13 29.81,-91.1 29.8,-91.09 29.77,-91.1 29.75,-91.09 29.55,-91.37SAME022099SAME022101UGCLAC099UGCLAC101es-USMetTornado WarningShelterImmediateExtremeObservedSAMETORNationalWeatherServiceTOW2026-06-18T02:17:00-05:002026-06-18T02:17:00-05:002026-06-18T02:45:00-05:00NWS Lake Charles LATornado Warning issued June 18 at 2:17AM CDT until June 18 at 2:45AM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LATORLCH The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Northeastern St. Mary Parish in south central Louisiana... Southeastern St. Martin Parish in south central Louisiana... * Until 245 AM CDT. * At 217 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Patterson Memorial Airport, or near Patterson, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Tornado. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely. * This dangerous storm will be near... Morgan City, Patterson, Berwick, Bayou Vista, and Patterson Memorial Airport around 220 AM CDT. Stephensville around 230 AM CDT. Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Centerville. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.http://www.weather.govAWIPSidentifierTORLCHWMOidentifierWFUS54 KLCH 180717eventMotionDescription2026-06-18T07:17:00Z...storm...225DEG...27KT...29.68,-91.37maxHailSizeUp to .75tornadoDetectionRADAR INDICATEDBLOCKCHANNELEASBLOCKCHANNELNWEMEAS-ORGWXRVTEC/O.NEW.KLCH.TO.W.0030.260618T0717Z-260618T0745Z/eventEndingTime2026-06-18T02:45:00-05:00WEAHandlingImminent ThreatCMAMtextSNM:AVISO DE TORNADO hasta las 2:45 AM CDT. Refugiese ahora. Consulte medios informativosCMAMlongtextServicio Nacional de Meteorologia: AVISO DE TORNADO en efecto hasta las 2:45 AM CDT. Busque refugio ahora en un sotano o en el interior de un cuarto en el nivel mas bajo de un edificio seguro. Si esta al aire libre, en una casa movil, o en un vehiculo, debe ir al edificio seguro mas cercano y protegerse de proyectiles. Consulte los medios informativos.St. Martin, LA; St. Mary, LA29.55,-91.37 29.68,-91.51 29.96,-91.25 29.93,-91.23 29.92,-91.23 29.9,-91.21 29.86,-91.2 29.85,-91.18 29.83,-91.13 29.81,-91.1 29.8,-91.09 29.77,-91.1 29.75,-91.09 29.55,-91.37SAME022099SAME022101UGCLAC099UGCLAC101L9a3GHxRd5blf0QurCbCgK19CJxFqgZHZWyfdsqPzPk=eIwzjfCtmVelUGwhWQI0trjtlt5U0yhPEWncRty2pM65Q6pUBmkGFJX2FM3UvaeRVWaxdWm78bG0 NMc9rQ/XtVlWlxcgkiynPqOzhQrLsPlDVWPzThgB2N7SBZ7WEpJsnRTkWDDv4UrN2+4n9lMIbFKU 9mXOAGkzhoKOqAYwrqimTvzJVkwxiBFFv8hoiXfumsF0T3ZUHzish68mviT18InH1g5/hXqPpg4Z ZcQzj9LYkN+TUC8/L5z0TSFVxkoZZhqDzubVw0wXAYrYHShPh/XvlmOqdmX87+QJNVNCU1yEMwVz RRApw7wZV5lr9CmtFibqzd1G+JDJae+Od1SiQQ==CN=IPAWSOPEN200032,OU=A01410D0000019A5E4549540014DF2C,OU=Devices IPAWS,OU=National Continuity Programs,O=FEMA IPAWS,C=USMIIHPzCCBSegAwIBAgIQQAGaXkVJb3yj70Q8FAqMbzANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQsFADBdMQswCQYDVQQG EwJVUzESMBAGA1UEChMJSWRlblRydXN0MSAwHgYDVQQLExdJZGVuVHJ1c3QgR2xvYmFsIENvbW1v bjEYMBYGA1UEAxMPSUdDIERldmljZSBDQSAyMB4XDTI1MTEwNzEyMjMxMFoXDTI4MTEwNjEyMjIx MFowgaUxCzAJBgNVBAYTAlVTMRMwEQYDVQQKEwpGRU1BIElQQVdTMSUwIwYDVQQLExxOYXRpb25h bCBDb250aW51aXR5IFByb2dyYW1zMRYwFAYDVQQLEw1EZXZpY2VzIElQQVdTMSgwJgYDVQQLEx9B MDE0MTBEMDAwMDAxOUE1RTQ1NDk1NDAwMTRERjJDMRgwFgYDVQQDEw9JUEFXU09QRU4yMDAwMzIw ggEiMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUAA4IBDwAwggEKAoIBAQCOdhA5DPitMFp6DUbiQZi/anJ6L9qtPrRz gZksP2aOSve50875b4yi2eMv2caKpF+lxtbmzxdZjRuV55TnCkn7HaaLpi+7nFP4aDB9DDw/Gnop 65nNzLvZ7MXpCC3ikJk09iSgwVaw6RGte9X2WyUoPaEmygjv1lsVx+JGohgvPxTtiZhQJyxkxbM5 rR2MAC5VjsrZNu3idfvd1B0EEGM1cVU9jpVuyiWK53k+vPuSOH/UWMXezzrBEwjtw1SMVv2/dxKz 79gaITMmF6z5QqDFV0cstzmyEZWhyoavCpXW4W+vU+FLO0IgXINzY34IsnFQ/cqGEJ6MtC63uM8f 2L7dAgMBAAGjggKwMIICrDAOBgNVHQ8BAf8EBAMCBaAwfQYIKwYBBQUHAQEEcTBvMCkGCCsGAQUF BzABhh1odHRwOi8vaWdjLm9jc3AuaWRlbnRydXN0LmNvbTBCBggrBgEFBQcwAoY2aHR0cDovL3Zh bGlkYXRpb24uaWRlbnRydXN0LmNvbS9jZXJ0cy9pZ2NkZXZpY2VjYTIucDdjMB8GA1UdIwQYMBaA FD+LR65hHetlI5XEOi3tu0jVIykiMIIBQwYDVR0gBIIBOjCCATYwDQYLYIZIAYb5LwBkJQEwggEj BgtghkgBhvkvAGQmATCCARIwSwYIKwYBBQUHAgEWP2h0dHBzOi8vc2VjdXJlLmlkZW50cnVzdC5j b20vY2VydGlmaWNhdGVzL3BvbGljeS9JR0MvaW5kZXguaHRtbDCBwgYIKwYBBQUHAgIwgbUMgbJD ZXJ0aWZpY2F0ZSB1c2UgcmVzdHJpY3RlZCB0byBSZWx5aW5nIFBhcnR5KHMpIGluIGFjY29yZGFu Y2Ugd2l0aCBJR0MtQ1AgKHNlZSBodHRwczovL3NlY3VyZS5pZGVudHJ1c3QuY29tL2NlcnRpZmlj YXRlcy9wb2xpY3kvaWdjL2luZGV4Lmh0bWwpLiBJR0MtQ1BTIGluY29ycG9yYXRlZCBieSByZWZl cmVuY2UuMEUGA1UdHwQ+MDwwOqA4oDaGNGh0dHA6Ly92YWxpZGF0aW9uLmlkZW50cnVzdC5jb20v Y3JsL2lnY2RldmljZWNhMi5jcmwwGgYDVR0RBBMwEYIPSVBBV1NPUEVOMjAwMDMyMB0GA1UdDgQW BBQ8QhNU0KQ6GUEOz5peBrNTppU+fDAxBgNVHSUEKjAoBggrBgEFBQcDAgYIKwYBBQUHAwUGCCsG AQUFBwMGBggrBgEFBQcDBzANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQsFAAOCAgEAXiYe+0catdoGF4nXiIoyywVkVTaG BacaUIjTceAJv35LhC5gwAM+O3OudKQQbMeIzOcjJluFc4vFjmzL/DxLLKk6IVVZQ+MXO8O5UZ6e 0hSwQv3mO+9JkCYL7M/GIJwiq6XuEiLS7wESwnHq2tIppZNfpcZcMSlQC+4hoUPJuVNU7QVFtvXe 6FaB/zDMTU3pzOuCxn/SNIhBKHVesE8n5soIp5q8U/R/I9vYM52NISzZcYPGUp6Snyd9mVqmxAo+ t3pAgsojLOrSBPLQoPoip/KeKCMahrumQuaHi6t3ML6IlCIuOeNnHEaxnUIWGD7kAswOKsqGGjMN JwXw6TeqrddvCg8Nd0SH7mWI/vjOq/ykZs2q6lB3b/5ur7YjGOdT3310R0VhZ8pxuyUTrR6EFlFR PkWhg46BaEiP1GtzmEW7wT0YStf4wvwDR3HkjpzNoBO92+iwhVHPKyl7T4METnDyTAD+aDn/Xtp/ pZePlh9uOkCqS7NOm6B4Hjra/iL3BQG2gwcE6XOzbETH6/ibKwMroFDAgqe8AA6xdmcajHBf7/wA maMrAQmgbINPpZWjMo3wf2IccUTVHxLaZj+yQZcWMuX9R2H84eTo/CfqmG1RyxcqO0Nd1BS8i8Ii YnCXXUlXkpl0xFj1R1xiGv8bd4l5AGjorijY2Wnub1m4Y4k=