This alert expired on 16 March 2026 at 02:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 10 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026 — 2 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 2 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 15 at 8:11PM CDT until March 15 at 9:15PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA
How we know
Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 28 out of 100, at 69 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Computed under scoring rules v1. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.
Event Data
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | High |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 28 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 69% |
| Coordinates | 32.9796, -91.7459 |
| Nearest City | Monroe (63 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T01:11:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0f1a710784f3adc4c49ddae37ff6f552 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Beauregard, LA; Vernon, LA; Newton, TX; Hardin, TX; Jasper, TX; Jefferson, TX; Grant, LA; Natchitoches, LA; Red River, LA; Sabine, LA; Winn, LA and 17 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 15 at 8:11PM CDT until March 15 at 9:15PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA |
| Expires | 2026-03-15T21:15:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Lake Charles LA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 21 |
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| Spc ReportType | hail |
| Spc Speed | 100 |
| Spc Location | Fountain Hill |
| Spc County | Ashley |
| Spc State | AR |
| Spc Comments | (JAN) |
| Iem TypeSummary | H |
| Iem Magnitude | 1 |
| Iem Unit | Inch |
| Iem City | Fountain Hill |
Safety Information
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Series begins 8 March 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.
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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 28/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.