New Orleans, Louisiana
Regional Weather Alerts
| Alert: | Special Weather Statement |
| Area(s): | Upper Plaquemines; Central Plaquemines; Lower Plaquemines; Central Jefferson; Coastal Jefferson |
| Effective: | 2026-08-23 @ 6:29 pm -> 2026-08-23 @ 7:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-08-23 @ 6:29 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Observed |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS New Orleans LA on 2026-08-23 @ 6:29 pm |
| Headline: | Special Weather Statement issued August 23 at 6:29PM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA |
| Description: |
At 629 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Belle Chasse, moving south at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Belle Chasse and Lafitte. |
| Alert: | Special Weather Statement |
| Area(s): | Grant; La Salle |
| Effective: | 2026-08-23 @ 6:18 pm -> 2026-08-23 @ 7:15 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-08-23 @ 6:18 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Observed |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Shreveport LA on 2026-08-23 @ 6:18 pm |
| Headline: | Special Weather Statement issued August 23 at 6:18PM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA |
| Description: |
At 618 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles northwest of Midway, or 24 miles southeast of Winnfield, moving south at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Midway, Pollock, Rogers, Fishville, Nebo, Zenoria and Catahoula Lake. |
| Alert: | Special Weather Statement |
| Area(s): | Jackson; Winn |
| Effective: | 2026-08-23 @ 6:09 pm -> 2026-08-23 @ 7:15 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-08-23 @ 6:09 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Observed |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Shreveport LA on 2026-08-23 @ 6:09 pm |
| Headline: | Special Weather Statement issued August 23 at 6:09PM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA |
| Description: |
At 609 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 15 miles southeast of Jonesboro, moving south at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Sikes and Hudson. |
| Alert: | Special Weather Statement |
| Area(s): | Rapides; Avoyelles |
| Effective: | 2026-08-23 @ 5:58 pm -> 2026-08-23 @ 6:45 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-08-23 @ 5:58 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Observed |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Lake Charles LA on 2026-08-23 @ 5:58 pm |
| Headline: | Special Weather Statement issued August 23 at 5:58PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA |
| Description: |
At 558 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Deville, or 14 miles north of Effie, moving south at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to vegetation and outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Effie, Deville, Centerpoint, and Holloway. |
| Alert: | Special Weather Statement |
| Area(s): | Sabine |
| Effective: | 2026-08-23 @ 5:54 pm -> 2026-08-23 @ 7:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-08-23 @ 5:54 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Observed |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Shreveport LA on 2026-08-23 @ 5:54 pm |
| Headline: | Special Weather Statement issued August 23 at 5:54PM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA |
| Description: |
At 554 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Converse, or 18 miles south of Mansfield, moving south at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Zwolle, Converse, Oak Grove and Noble. |
| Alert: | Heat Advisory |
| Area(s): | Ashley; Chicot; Morehouse; West Carroll; East Carroll; Richland; Madison; Franklin; Catahoula; Tensas; Concordia; Bolivar; Sunflower; Leflore; Washington; Humphreys; Holmes; Issaquena; Sharkey; Yazoo; Madison; Warren; Hinds; Rankin; Claiborne; Copiah; Simpson; Smith; Jasper; Clarke; Jefferson; Adams; Franklin; Lincoln; Lawrence; Jefferson Davis; Covington; Jones; Marion; Lamar; Forrest |
| Effective: | 2026-08-23 @ 12:49 pm -> 2026-08-23 @ 8:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-08-23 @ 12:49 pm -> 2026-08-23 @ 8:00 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Jackson MS on 2026-08-23 @ 12:49 pm |
| Headline: | Heat Advisory issued August 23 at 12:49PM CDT until August 23 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Jackson MS |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Heat index values up to 110 degrees expected. * WHERE...Portions of southeast Arkansas, northeast Louisiana, and central, east central, north central, northwest, south central, southeast, southwest, and west central Mississippi. * WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat related illnesses. |
| Alert: | Heat Advisory |
| Area(s): | Pointe Coupee; West Feliciana; East Feliciana; St. Helena; Washington; Iberville; West Baton Rouge; East Baton Rouge; Assumption; St. James; St. John The Baptist; Upper St. Bernard; Lower St. Bernard; Northern Tangipahoa; Southeast St. Tammany; Western Orleans; Eastern Orleans; Northern St. Tammany; Southwestern St. Tammany; Central Tangipahoa; Lower Tangipahoa; Northern Livingston; Southern Livingston; Western Ascension; Eastern Ascension; Upper Jefferson; Upper Plaquemines; Central Plaquemines; Lower Plaquemines; Central Jefferson; Coastal Jefferson; Upper Lafourche; Lower Lafourche; Upper Terrebonne; Lower Terrebonne; Upper St. Charles; Central St. Charles; Lower St. Charles; Wilkinson; Amite; Pike; Walthall; Pearl River; Northern Hancock; Northern Harrison; Northern Jackson; Southern Hancock; Southern Harrison; Southern Jackson |
| Effective: | 2026-08-23 @ 11:51 am -> 2026-08-23 @ 8:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-08-23 @ 11:51 am -> 2026-08-23 @ 8:00 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS New Orleans LA on 2026-08-23 @ 11:51 am |
| Headline: | Heat Advisory issued August 23 at 11:51AM CDT until August 23 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Heat index values up to 112 degrees expected. * WHERE...Portions of southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi. * WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. |
| Alert: | Heat Advisory |
| Area(s): | Sevier; Little River; Miller; Lafayette; Caddo; Bossier; Webster; Claiborne; Lincoln; Union; De Soto; Red River; Bienville; Jackson; Ouachita; Sabine; Natchitoches; Winn; Grant; Caldwell; La Salle; McCurtain; Red River; Bowie; Franklin; Titus; Camp; Morris; Cass; Wood; Upshur; Marion; Smith; Gregg; Harrison; Cherokee; Rusk; Panola; Nacogdoches; Shelby; Angelina; San Augustine; Sabine |
| Effective: | 2026-08-23 @ 11:43 am -> 2026-08-23 @ 7:45 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-08-23 @ 11:43 am -> 2026-08-24 @ 8:00 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Shreveport LA on 2026-08-23 @ 11:43 am |
| Headline: | Heat Advisory issued August 23 at 11:43AM CDT until August 24 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Heat index values up to 109 expected. * WHERE...Portions of southwest Arkansas, north central and northwest Louisiana, southeast Oklahoma, and east and northeast Texas. * WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. |
| Alert: | Heat Advisory |
| Area(s): | Vernon; Rapides; Avoyelles; Beauregard; Allen; Evangeline; St. Landry; Lafayette; Upper St. Martin; Lower St. Martin; West Cameron; East Cameron; Northern Calcasieu; Northern Jefferson Davis; Northern Acadia; Upper Vermilion; Upper Iberia; Upper St. Mary; Southern Calcasieu; Southern Jefferson Davis; Southern Acadia; Lower Vermilion; Lower Iberia; Lower St. Mary; Tyler; Hardin; Northern Jasper; Northern Newton; Southern Jasper; Southern Newton; Upper Jefferson; Northern Orange; Lower Jefferson; Southern Orange |
| Effective: | 2026-08-23 @ 11:34 am -> 2026-08-24 @ 11:45 am |
| Onset: | 2026-08-23 @ 11:34 am -> 2026-08-23 @ 8:00 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Lake Charles LA on 2026-08-23 @ 11:34 am |
| Headline: | Heat Advisory issued August 23 at 11:34AM CDT until August 23 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA |
| Description: |
* WHAT...For the first Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 111. For the second Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 110 expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, south central, southwest, and west central Louisiana and southeast Texas. * WHEN...For the first Heat Advisory, until 8 PM CDT this evening. For the second Heat Advisory, from 11 AM to 8 PM CDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. |
| Alert: | Heat Advisory |
| Area(s): | Vernon; Rapides; Avoyelles; Beauregard; Allen; Evangeline; St. Landry; Lafayette; Upper St. Martin; Lower St. Martin; West Cameron; East Cameron; Northern Calcasieu; Northern Jefferson Davis; Northern Acadia; Upper Vermilion; Upper Iberia; Upper St. Mary; Southern Calcasieu; Southern Jefferson Davis; Southern Acadia; Lower Vermilion; Lower Iberia; Lower St. Mary; Tyler; Hardin; Northern Jasper; Northern Newton; Southern Jasper; Southern Newton; Upper Jefferson; Northern Orange; Lower Jefferson; Southern Orange |
| Effective: | 2026-08-23 @ 11:34 am -> 2026-08-24 @ 11:45 am |
| Onset: | 2026-08-24 @ 11:00 am -> 2026-08-24 @ 8:00 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Lake Charles LA on 2026-08-23 @ 11:34 am |
| Headline: | Heat Advisory issued August 23 at 11:34AM CDT until August 24 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA |
| Description: |
* WHAT...For the first Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 111. For the second Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 110 expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, south central, southwest, and west central Louisiana and southeast Texas. * WHEN...For the first Heat Advisory, until 8 PM CDT this evening. For the second Heat Advisory, from 11 AM to 8 PM CDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. |