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

Heat Wave Expands to the East Coast; Flash Flooding Likely in the Central Plains into the Midwest; Severe Thunderstorms in the Northeast

Dangerous, prolonged heat is ongoing in the Mid-South to Mid-Mississippi Valley and heat expands into the Northeast for a brief period today. Widely scattered instances of flash flooding due to heavy rains are forecast from northeast Kansas to much of Indiana. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of New England, northern Mid-Atlantic, and North Dakota. 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.

Damage Surveys: