Louisiana Tornado Warning Issued for Grand Point and Lutcher Near Convent and St. James Monday May 11 at 9:09 PM Take Shelter Now

GRAND POINT, Louisiana — A Tornado Warning is in effect right now for Grand Point, Louisiana and Lutcher, Louisiana as of 9:09 PM Monday, May 11, 2026, with radar updated at 9:11 PM showing a dangerous rotating storm signature directly over the warning area near Convent and St. James.

If you are in Grand Point, Lutcher, Convent or St. James, Louisiana, stop reading and take shelter immediately in an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building away from all windows.

Take Shelter Right Now

This is an active Tornado Warning. Every second matters:

• Move immediately to an interior room on the lowest floor of your home or building, such as a bathroom, closet or hallway with no windows. Get as many walls between you and the outside as possible.
• If you are in a mobile or manufactured home near Grand Point, Lutcher, Convent or St. James, do not stay inside. Get to the nearest sturdy permanent structure right now. Mobile homes offer zero protection from a tornado.
• Do not go outside to look for the tornado. Tornadoes at night are often invisible until they are already on top of you, and the 9:09 PM warning time means this is a nighttime tornado threat where visual confirmation is nearly impossible.

What Radar Is Showing

Super-resolution velocity radar from the Hammond, Louisiana radar site at a 0.3 degree tilt is showing a clear and dangerous rotation signature near Grand Point and Lutcher as of 9:11 PM:

• The radar image shows intense red and green colors side by side in a tight area near Grand Point and Lutcher, which is the classic radar signature of a rotating mesocyclone capable of producing a tornado on the ground.
• The warning polygon shown on the radar map outlines Grand Point and Lutcher as the communities at highest immediate risk, with Convent and St. James also within close proximity to the rotating storm.
• Radar data was scanned at 9:09 PM and updated at 9:11 PM, meaning this rotation signature is current and the threat is ongoing right now.

Communities in the Warning Zone

The Tornado Warning covers the following Louisiana communities and anyone in these areas must be sheltered immediately:

• Grand Point, Louisiana is directly within the Tornado Warning polygon and faces the most immediate threat from this rotating storm as of 9:09 PM Monday, May 11.
• Lutcher, Louisiana sits on the eastern edge of the warning area and is also at immediate risk. Do not wait for additional warnings or updates before sheltering.
• Convent, Louisiana is located immediately west of the warning polygon and residents should shelter now given the storm’s movement and proximity.
• St. James, Louisiana sits to the south of the warned area and should also take precautionary shelter given the rotation signature visible on radar near the warning boundary.

After the Warning

Stay sheltered until the Tornado Warning is officially cancelled or expires for your location. Do not go outside immediately after the storm passes to check for damage, as additional storms may be following the initial warned cell along the same track near Grand Point and Lutcher.

If you experience or witness tornado damage near Grand Point, Lutcher, Convent or St. James, call 911 immediately and do not enter damaged structures until they have been cleared as safe by emergency personnel.

Cabarrusweekly.com will continue tracking this active Tornado Warning across Louisiana near Grand Point, Lutcher, Convent and St. James and will provide updates as the storm track, tornado confirmation and warning status develop past 9:09 PM Monday, May 11.