Lafourche County, LA Weather Alerts
Every National Weather Service alert issued for Lafourche County, Louisiana, pushed to your phone within moments — county code LAC057, forecast zone 2 zones (LAZ094, LAZ095). Free with StormCast.
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These are the identifiers the National Weather Service uses when it issues a warning here. StormCast watches LAC057 directly rather than matching on place names, which is why an alert arrives whether you are in Cut Off or anywhere else in the county.
NWS County Code
LAC057
Forecast Zones
2 zones (LAZ094, LAZ095)
Forecast Office
Slidell (LIX)
Radar Station
KHDC
Towns covered in Lafourche County
An NWS alert for Lafourche County applies to all 10 of these communities. You do not need a separate alert for each one.
River gauges in and around Lafourche County
StormCast tracks 6 gauges near Lafourche County. Set a flood-stage alert on any of them to get notified before the water reaches you.
- Bayou Lafourche at Lockport
- Mississippi River Delta Basin at Company Canal at Salt Barrier near Lockport
- Mississippi River Delta Basin at Company Canal at Hwy 1 at Lockport
- Gulf Intracoastal Waterway at Bayou Lafourche at Larose
- Barataria Bay and Waterway at West Bank Bayou Gauche
- Tide Station (LIX) at Port Fourchon (IN MHHW)
Current conditions
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Alert types issued for Lafourche County
Tornado
Tornado Warning, Tornado Watch, Tornado Emergency and Severe Thunderstorm Warning.
How tornado alerts work →Flooding
Flash Flood Warning, Flood Watch, Flood Advisory and River Flood Warning.
How flood alerts work →Winter
Winter Storm Warning, Ice Storm Warning, Blizzard Warning and Winter Weather Advisory.
Winter warnings explained →Fire Weather
Red Flag Warning and Fire Weather Watch when conditions favor rapid fire spread.
Fire weather alerts →Heat & Cold
Excessive Heat Warning, Heat Advisory, Freeze Warning and Frost Advisory.
Frost & freeze alerts →Lafourche County weather alert questions
Which NWS forecast zone is Lafourche County in?
Lafourche County, Louisiana is NWS county code LAC057 and spans 2 forecast zones (LAZ094, LAZ095). Alerts for it are issued by the Slidell (LIX) Weather Forecast Office, and the nearest NEXRAD radar is KHDC.
Which towns in Lafourche County are covered?
All of them. NWS alerts are issued at the county and zone level, so a warning for Lafourche County covers every community inside it, including Cut Off, Galliano, Gheens, Golden Meadow, Kraemer, Larose, Lockport, Mathews, Raceland and Thibodaux.
Are there river gauges in Lafourche County?
Yes — StormCast monitors 6 river gauges in and around Lafourche County, including Bayou Lafourche at Lockport, Mississippi River Delta Basin at Company Canal at Salt Barrier near Lockport, Mississippi River Delta Basin at Company Canal at Hwy 1 at Lockport. You can set a flood-stage alert on any of them and get a push notification when the water rises.
How fast are alerts for Lafourche County delivered?
StormCast polls the NWS alert feed every 30 seconds. When a warning is issued for LAC057, the push notification goes out within moments — even with your screen off.