June 17, 2026

Midwest Storm Chasers

Live Weather Coverage & Severe Storm Reporting

⚠️ Wind Advisory – Vernon; Rapides; Avoyelles; Beauregard; Allen; Evangeline; St. Landry; Lafayette; Upper St. Martin; Northern Calcasieu; Northern Jefferson Davis; Northern Acadia; Upper Vermilion; Upper Iberia; Southern Calcasieu; Southern Jefferson Davis; Southern Acadia; Tyler; Hardin; Northern Jasper; Northern Newton; Southern Jasper; Southern Newton; Upper Jefferson; Northern Orange; Southern Orange – Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Event Wind Advisory
Severity Moderate
Urgency Expected
Certainty Likely
Area Vernon; Rapides; Avoyelles; Beauregard; Allen; Evangeline; St. Landry; Lafayette; Upper St. Martin; Northern Calcasieu; Northern Jefferson Davis; Northern Acadia; Upper Vermilion; Upper Iberia; Southern Calcasieu; Southern Jefferson Davis; Southern Acadia; Tyler; Hardin; Northern Jasper; Northern Newton; Southern Jasper; Southern Newton; Upper Jefferson; Northern Orange; Southern Orange
Effective 6/17/2026, 1:12:00 PM CDT
Expires 6/17/2026, 9:15:00 PM CDT

Wind Advisory issued June 17 at 1:12PM CDT until June 18 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA

Details

* WHAT…South winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* WHERE…Portions of central, south central, southwest, and west
central Louisiana and southeast Texas.

* WHEN…Until 8 PM CDT Thursday.

* IMPACTS…Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree
limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

Instructions

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

Secure outdoor objects.


This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.