Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 4 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 23 May 2026 at 16:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 4th strongest of the 16 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 9 May 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. One more was recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 23 at 10:28AM CDT until May 23 at 11:15AM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA
An estimated 47,889 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 9 May 2026
- September 7, 2026 · score 32 · 4.3 km
- July 7, 2026 · score 34 · 4.4 km
- July 13, 2026 · score 34 · 8.9 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 34 out of 100, at 85 % 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) | 34 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 85% |
| Coordinates | 31.3678, -92.8150 |
| Nearest City | Alexandria (35 km) |
| Population Exposed | 47.9K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-23T15:28:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7f8386ac4563ad7c507716600321e869 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Rapides, LA; Vernon, LA; De Soto, LA; Grant, LA; Natchitoches, LA; Red River, LA; Sabine, LA; Winn, LA |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 23 at 10:28AM CDT until May 23 at 11:15AM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA |
| Expires | 2026-05-23T11:15:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Lake Charles LA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 3 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7f8386ac4563ad7c507716600321e869f5978fbd.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.91c7644ab3166675152f13dbb4d8cd1314f27455.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.61ea79aca1ba5ae1a39a6648ed716ba3664eb7d6.001.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | D |
| Iem City | 5 ENE De Ridder |
| Iem County | Beauregard |
| Iem State | LA |
| Iem Wfo | LCH |
| Iem Remark | Tree reported down covering both lanes on Hwy 112 3 miles east of US 171 intersection. Time estimated by radar. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_D_30.860_-93.210_1779547380000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1779547380000,"latitude":30.86,"longitude":-93.21}] |
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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