Ascension Parish, LA — Severe Weather & Radar

1 active warning affecting this county
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Active warnings

Special Weather Statement
Special Weather Statement issued August 25 at 5:47PM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA
~120,000 people in the warned area within this county

Severe-weather outlook

General (non-severe) thunderstorms are possible in Ascension Parish, LAtoday, per the Storm Prediction Center's Day 1 outlook.

3-day forecast

Today
Overcast
93° / 75°
12% precip
Tomorrow
Heavy showers
96° / 78°
27% precip
Thursday
Drizzle
80° / 75°
65% precip

Forecast via Open-Meteo.

When is severe weather most likely near Ascension?

Ascension County is in the Southeast's "Dixie Alley," a region with a high tornado risk — including strong, fast-moving, and nighttime tornadoes that are especially dangerous.

The severe season peaks from March through May, with a secondary uptick in late fall. Damaging winds and hail are common as well.

Based on long-term NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center climatology.

In Ascension Parish, LA

Ascension Parish, LA has an estimated 120,000 residents, plus 1 hospitals, 3 nursing homes, 30 schools, 11 mobile-home parks, 4 dialysis centers that could be in a storm's path. Atmostorm shows which of them fall inside an active warning polygon.

Emergency-management view: who & what is in the warned path →

Nearby areas

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Not an official source — always confirm with the National Weather Service at weather.gov. Data aggregated from NWS/SPC. Facility and population figures are decision-support estimates.