Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 34 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
Nothing else has been detected within 20 km in the last 24 hours.
This alert expired on 5 July 2026 at 21:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 17 recorded within 20 km of this point since 8 May 2026 — 9 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 8 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 5 at 4:05PM CDT until July 5 at 4:30PM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA
An estimated 137,965 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 8 May 2026
- July 1, 2026 · score 43 · 21.6 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 79 % 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 | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 43 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 79% |
| Coordinates | 30.5189, -91.9699 |
| Nearest City | Opelousas (11 km) |
| Population Exposed | 138.0K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-05T21:05:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.28e692935a82f145054b522c31a7144b |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | East Baton Rouge, LA; Iberville, LA; West Baton Rouge, LA; Allen, LA; Evangeline, LA |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 5 at 4:05PM CDT until July 5 at 4:30PM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA |
| Expires | 2026-07-05T16:30:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS New Orleans LA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.28e692935a82f145054b522c31a7144be8b9f21a.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5afbef51d1f4d0a3fbf0e8fddeeb27e7fc2f8384.001.1"] |
Safety Information
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Series begins 8 March 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.
This data is aggregated algorithmically from scientific sources. Not a replacement for official emergency warnings.
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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 43/100, near Opelousas (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.