NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge March 15, 2025 Tornadoes Event Review

Erin Strengthens to a Hurricane; Heavy Rainfall Possible in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, the Upper Midwest, South Texas

Hurricane Erin may bring isolated flash and urban flooding, landslides or mudslides, and possible tropical storm conditions to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands this weekend. Scattered thunderstorms and heavy rainfall may bring areas of flooding this weekend over the Upper Midwest. A tropical disturbance will bring locally heavy rain and mainly urban flash flooding to far southern Texas. Read More >

Tornado Event of March 15, 2025

A strong upper level disturbance, surface low, and cold front produced several supercell thunderstorms that pushed across Southeast Louisiana and Southern Mississippi in early to mid-afternoon hours of Saturday, March 15, 2025. The supercell thunderstorms produced two strong tornadoes near Tylertown, MS and a weak tornado near Covington, LA. The strongest tornado was an EF-4 tornado that impacted rural areas of Tangipahoa Parish, Pike County, and Walthall County in the early afternoon hours of the 15th.

3 tornadoes have been confirmed from this event. These tornadoes have been determined to range in strength from EF1 to EF4 after NWS storm surveys and high resolution satellite analysis were conducted.

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