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St James Parish Sheriff's Office
Sunday February 15th, 2026 :: 12:44 a.m. CST

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 01:45AM Sunday

SVRLIX The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... St. John The Baptist Parish in southeastern Louisiana... Southeastern Ascension Parish in southeastern Louisiana... St. James Parish in southeastern Louisiana... St. Charles Parish in southeastern Louisiana... Western Orleans Parish in southeastern Louisiana... Terrebonne Parish in southeastern Louisiana... Southeastern Livingston Parish in southeastern Louisiana... Northwestern Jefferson Parish in southeastern Louisiana... Northwestern Lafourche Parish in southeastern Louisiana... Southeastern Tangipahoa Parish in southeastern Louisiana... Southeastern Assumption Parish in southeastern Louisiana...

* Until 145 AM CST.

* At 1244 AM CST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 8 miles southeast of Ponchatoula to near Reserve to near Chackbay to 10 miles southwest of Amelia, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... New Orleans, Kenner, Houma, Thibodaux, Reserve, Metairie, Hahnville, Laplace, Avondale, Larose, Cut Off, Jefferson, Harahan, Westwego, Gramercy, Lutcher, Lockport, Mathews, Schriever, and Montz. This includes the following Interstates... Interstate 10 in Louisiana between mile markers 186 and 231. Interstate 55 in Louisiana between mile markers 1 and 19. Interstate 310 between mile markers 1 and 11.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ASCENSION, LA ... ASSUMPTION, LA ... JEFFERSON, LA ... LAFOURCHE, LA ... LIVINGSTON, LA ... ORLEANS, LA ... ST. CHARLES, LA ... ST. JAMES, LA ... ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, LA ... TANGIPAHOA, LA ... TERREBONNE, LA

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 AM CST for southeastern Louisiana.

Address/Location
St James Parish Sheriff's Office
5800 LA-44
Convent, LA 70723

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 225-562-2200

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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