Severe Weather near Baton Rouge
Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 3 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 23:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 25th strongest of the 60 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 8 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 6 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 23 at 10:17AM CDT until May 23 at 6:00PM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA
An estimated 317,507 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 8 March 2026
- July 23, 2026 · score 43 · 0.0 km
- July 2, 2026 · score 43 · 0.0 km
- July 1, 2026 · score 43 · 0.0 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 | 30.5000, -91.2000 |
| Nearest City | Baton Rouge (7 km) |
| Population Exposed | 317.5K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-23T15:17:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Watch_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fd2dfc3a66c37dec36675f855da82648 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Watch |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| AreaDesc | Bienville, LA; Caldwell, LA; Grant, LA; Jackson, LA; La Salle, LA; Lincoln, LA; Natchitoches, LA; Ouachita, LA; Union, LA; Winn, LA; East Baton Rouge, LA; East Feliciana, LA; Livingston, LA; Pointe Coupee, LA; St. Helena, LA; St. Tammany, LA; Tangipahoa, LA; Washington, LA; West Baton Rouge, LA; West Feliciana, LA; Amite, MS; Pike, MS; Walthall, MS; Wilkinson, MS |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 23 at 10:17AM CDT until May 23 at 6:00PM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA |
| Expires | 2026-05-23T18:00:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Shreveport LA |
| HasExactCoords | false |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fd2dfc3a66c37dec36675f855da82648d7956050.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e5b81a4f99feff899310b952da738ffaedb6651f.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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