Rapides Parish, Louisiana weather alerts

No watches, warnings or advisories are in force for Rapides Parish.

Checked Sun, Sep 20, 2026, 3:03 PM CDT. Times are Central Daylight Time.

Warnings on the map

Every watch, warning and advisory the National Weather Service has in force over Rapides Parish, Louisiana. Open it for the live map, where it pans and zooms.

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Map layer from NOAA National Weather Service. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.

Alerts in force

Nothing is in force for Rapides Parish right now. Its warnings come from the National Weather Service and appear here within a minute of being issued; every one of the past year is below.

The past year in Rapides Parish

In the past year the National Weather Service issued 142 alerts for Rapides Parish, including 20 severe thunderstorm warnings, 19 flash flood warnings, 11 tornado warnings and 6 flood warnings.

Product	Issued	Most recent
Severe Thunderstorm Warning	20	Sep 7, 2026
Flash Flood Warning	19	Jul 13, 2026
Tornado Warning	11	Sep 1, 2026
Flood Warning	6	Jul 14, 2026
Freeze Warning	5	Mar 16, 2026
Red Flag Warning	5	Mar 28, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning	2	Aug 21, 2026
Extreme Cold Warning	1	Jan 25, 2026
Ice Storm Warning	1	Jan 24, 2026
Tornado Watch	8	May 6, 2026
Fire Weather Watch	4	Mar 29, 2026
Freeze Watch	4	Mar 16, 2026
Flood Watch	3	Jun 15, 2026
Extreme Cold Watch	2	Jan 26, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	2	Aug 21, 2026
Winter Storm Watch	1	Jan 24, 2026
Dense Fog Advisory	20	Mar 27, 2026
Heat Advisory	19	Sep 7, 2026
Wind Advisory	6	Jun 17, 2026
Cold Weather Advisory	3	Jan 31, 2026

Warnings issued

And 10 earlier warnings.

Every alert, most recent first

The 40 most recent of 142.

From the Iowa Environmental Mesonet’s archive of NWS watches, warnings and advisories (VTEC), by the parish’s own code and the forecast zones inside it. Each date links to the event at the IEM.

Nearby

The parishes around Rapides Parish, with what is in force in each.

What this means

Warning: The hazard is happening or about to. Act now: a tornado warning means take shelter, a flash flood warning means move to higher ground.
Watch: Conditions favor the hazard. Nothing is happening yet; have a plan and be ready to act if a warning follows.
Advisory: A hazard that is less serious than a warning but can still cause trouble, such as dense fog, heat or light ice.
Statement: Information about weather that does not yet meet a warning: a strong storm, a hydrologic update, or a special weather statement.

Severity (extreme, severe, moderate, minor) is the rating the issuing office gives each product. More on the difference: tornado watch vs. tornado warning. Alerts come from the National Weather Service; follow its instructions and your local officials.

Sources

Alerts from the National Weather Service's public feed, read afresh every minute, and matched to counties and zones by their UGC codes. Warnings from outside the United States come from each country's own meteorological service. Follow the issuing office's instructions and your local officials.