St. Landry Parish Emergency Operations Center

03/27/2026

ALERT: National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for Saturday, March 28, indicating elevated fire danger in St. Landry Parish. Fires can spread rapidly and quickly become uncontrollable. Please do not burn on Saturday.

03/16/2026

12:02 AM — The Tornado Watch for St. Landry Parish has expired, though winds will remain gusty through the rest of the night. The main severe weather threat has ended. A Red Flag Warning will be in effect Monday, so please do not burn anything. We are also watching the potential for a freeze Monday night into Tuesday morning.

03/16/2026

11:59 PM CDT Sun Mar 15 2026
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN LAFAYETTE...
NORTHWESTERN ST. MARTIN AND SOUTHEASTERN ST. LANDRY PARISHES THROUGH
1245 AM CDT...

At 1158 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Krotz Springs to near Breaux Bridge. Movement was east at 35 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...
Breaux Bridge, Carencro, Krotz Springs, Arnaudville, Henderson, Butte La Rose, Cecilia, Atchafalaya Welcome Center, and Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge.

This includes Interstate 10 in Louisiana between mile markers 109 and 126.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for central
Louisiana.

03/16/2026

11:10 PM CDT Sun Mar 15 2026
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN LAFAYETTE...
SOUTHEASTERN EVANGELINE...NORTHEASTERN ACADIA...NORTHWESTERN ST.
MARTIN AND ST. LANDRY PARISHES THROUGH MIDNIGHT CDT...

At 1110 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Lebeau to near Richard. Movement was east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and penny 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...
Opelousas, Eunice, Breaux Bridge, Carencro, Church Point, Krotz
Springs, Leonville, Arnaudville, Melville, Palmetto, Sunset, Port
Barre, Henderson, Washington, Grand Coteau, Cankton, Chataignier, Prairie Ronde, Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge, and Savoy.

This includes the following highways...
Interstate 10 in Louisiana between mile markers 109 and 125.
Interstate 49 between mile markers 5 and 34.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for central and southwestern Louisiana.

03/16/2026

11:00 PM - NWS UPdate: Radar Update:
- Line continue to weaken
- Severe potential continues until midnight
- Winds behind the front are gusting between 30 to 50 mph

03/16/2026

10:55 PM - Tornado Watch for St. Landry Parish will continue until Midnight.

03/16/2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1027 PM CDT Sun Mar 15 2026

The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Evangeline Parish in central Louisiana...
Northern Acadia Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
Central St. Landry Parish in central Louisiana...
Southeastern Allen Parish in southwestern Louisiana...

* Until 1115 PM CDT.

* At 1027 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Reddell to near Bond, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
Opelousas, Eunice, Ville Platte, Church Point, Mamou, Basile,
Palmetto, Pine Prairie, Washington, Chataignier, Prairie Ronde,
Savoy, Duralde, Lawtell, Swords, Richard, Reddell, Bond, and Grand
Prairie.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for central and southwestern Louisiana.

03/05/2026

02/26/2026

🔥 **BURN BAN IN EFFECT — ST. LANDRY PARISH** 🔥

A Parish-Wide Burn Ban is in effect. Please do not burn anything.

Our local firefighters and forestry crews are already stretched thin. Don't add to the problem. A single spark in these conditions can get out of control fast.

🚫 No debris burning
🚫 No field burning
🚫 No open burning of any kind

Please share this post so your neighbors see it. Thank you. 🙏

Please take our current fire danger seriously. Conditions right now are as dangerous as they get.

Our parish has seen below-normal rainfall since October, and the recent stretch of high winds and low humidity has made an already dry situation much worse. The National Weather Service issued **Red Flag Warnings across our region three days in a row** (Feb. 22–24) — that's how serious this is.

Statewide, the LDAF's Office of Forestry has responded to **more than 170 fires in February alone — including 70 fires in just the past 3 days.** Those numbers don't even include smaller fires handled by local fire departments.

02/15/2026

Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
956 PM CST Sat Feb 14 2026

The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
East central Evangeline Parish in central Louisiana...
Southeastern Avoyelles Parish in central Louisiana...
Northeastern St. Landry Parish in central Louisiana...

* Until 1030 PM CST.

* At 956 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Prairie Ronde, or near Opelousas, moving east at
45 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...
Opelousas, Port Barre, Washington, and Grand Prairie around 1000
PM CST.
Palmetto and Lebeau around 1005 PM CST.
Melville around 1015 PM CST.
Bayou Current around 1025 PM CST.

This includes Interstate 49 between mile markers 20 and 36.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

02/15/2026

932 PM CST Sat Feb 14 2026

The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Eastern Rapides Parish in central Louisiana...
Evangeline Parish in central Louisiana...
North central Acadia Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
Avoyelles Parish in central Louisiana...
St. Landry Parish in central Louisiana...

* Until 1030 PM CST.

* At 931 PM CST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Holloway to near Bunkie to near Duralde, 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...
Alexandria, Opelousas, Pineville, Eunice, Ville Platte, Marksville,
Bunkie, Mamou, Simmesport, Krotz Springs, Leonville, Melville,
Moreauville, Cheneyville, Turkey Creek, Palmetto, Bordelonville,
Bayou Current, Morrow, and Effie.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into a small central room in a sturdy structure.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.