This alert expired on 23 May 2026 at 16:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 16 recorded within 20 km of this point since 25 April 2026 — 2 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 23 at 10:44AM CDT until May 23 at 11:15AM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA
An estimated 66,254 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 25 April 2026
- July 13, 2026 · score 34 · 12.0 km
- July 7, 2026 · score 34 · 13.1 km
- May 23, 2026 · score 39 · 16.7 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 39 out of 100, at 84 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Event Data
| Type | Severe weather |
| Severity | medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 39 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 84% |
| Coordinates | 31.4779, -92.6839 |
| Nearest City | Alexandria (29 km) |
| Population Exposed | 66.3K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-23T15:44:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b6a48d5b81958df2b8ad3e58e0628315 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Rapides, LA; Grant, LA; La Salle, LA; Natchitoches, LA; Winn, LA; De Soto, LA; Grant, LA; Natchitoches, LA; Red River, LA; Sabine, LA; Winn, LA |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 23 at 10:44AM 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.b6a48d5b81958df2b8ad3e58e0628315fec9ede7.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.aa8996987be8c6a535049eb53125263866cbd1ce.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a8e63f6aea100f17b33cac5b0d5946fcf9a3c3e1.001.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | D |
| Iem City | 2 NW Elizabeth |
| Iem County | Allen |
| Iem State | LA |
| Iem Wfo | LCH |
| Iem Remark | Tree reported down on Hwy 112 2 miles west of Elizabeth. Time estimated from radar. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_D_30.890_-92.820_1779548700000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1779548700000,"latitude":30.89,"longitude":-92.82}] |
Safety Information
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Series begins 10 February 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.
Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 39/100, near Alexandria (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.