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.
3 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest 11 km from here.
This alert expired on 8 May 2026 at 14:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 18 recorded within 20 km of this point since 25 April 2026 — 10 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 3 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 8 at 8:52AM CDT until May 8 at 9:30AM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA
An estimated 272,213 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 25 April 2026
- June 16, 2026 · score 43 · 6.1 km
- July 8, 2026 · score 43 · 9.4 km
- September 7, 2026 · score 37 · 12.1 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 86 % 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 | 86% |
| Coordinates | 30.8380, -91.3905 |
| Nearest City | Zachary (30 km) |
| Population Exposed | 272.2K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-08T13:52:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.762456c8ee2187e6e71ff5dd2221ede2 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | East Feliciana, LA; Pointe Coupee, LA; West Feliciana, LA |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 8 at 8:52AM CDT until May 8 at 9:30AM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA |
| Expires | 2026-05-08T09:30:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS New Orleans LA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.762456c8ee2187e6e71ff5dd2221ede2928bc698.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2bf96f7b48db74192b39d5e3ad2eda6b5d557109.001.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | H |
| Iem Magnitude | 1 |
| Iem Unit | Inch |
| Iem City | Plaucheville |
| Iem County | Avoyelles |
| Iem State | LA |
| Iem Wfo | LCH |
| Iem Remark | Media reports of quarter size hail in Plaucheville. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_H_30.970_-91.980_1778246400000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1778246400000,"latitude":30.97,"longitude":-91.98}] |
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.