Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 43

Severe Weather near Zachary

West FelicianaUnited StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 9 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.

7 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest 6 km from here.

This alert expired on 8 May 2026 at 14:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 22 recorded within 20 km of this point since 25 April 2026 — 11 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 4 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 8 at 8:57AM CDT until May 8 at 9:15AM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA

An estimated 272,213 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 25 April 2026

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 81 % 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

TypeSevere Weather
SeverityMedium
Calamity Score (ours)43 / 100
Our confidence81%
Coordinates30.8212, -91.2963
Nearest CityZachary (23 km)
Population Exposed272.2K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-05-08T13:57:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.50a39451396fa1e09d22c1b35b87c28c

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescPointe Coupee, LA; West Feliciana, LA; East Feliciana, LA
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued May 8 at 8:57AM CDT until May 8 at 9:15AM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA
Expires2026-05-08T09:15:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS New Orleans LA
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount2
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.50a39451396fa1e09d22c1b35b87c28cc0005fb8.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.762456c8ee2187e6e71ff5dd2221ede2928bc698.002.1"]

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 Zachary (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.