Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 33 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
2 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest 18 km from here.
This alert expired on 8 May 2026 at 14:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 6th strongest of the 15 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 25 April 2026. The last comparable one was on 25 April 2026. 2 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 8 at 8:40AM CDT until May 8 at 9:15AM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA
An estimated 16,448 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 25 April 2026
- June 16, 2026 · score 43 · 20.6 km
- July 8, 2026 · score 43 · 22.7 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 34 out of 100, at 82 % 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 | 82% |
| Coordinates | 30.8793, -91.5357 |
| Nearest City | Zachary (44 km) |
| Population Exposed | 16.4K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-08T13:40:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2bf96f7b48db74192b39d5e3ad2eda6b |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Pointe Coupee, LA; West Feliciana, LA; East Feliciana, LA; West Feliciana, LA; Avoyelles, LA |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 8 at 8:40AM CDT until May 8 at 9:15AM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA |
| Expires | 2026-05-08T09:15:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS New Orleans LA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 3 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2bf96f7b48db74192b39d5e3ad2eda6b5d557109.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.534c4ed17fe12e38c87f86bb7ee5426e8c75f810.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.446cf76dc6c4b1e005ac7cdd17d5a7b85deac460.001.1"] |
Safety Information
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Series begins 8 March 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.
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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 34/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.