Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 43

Severe Weather near Zachary

West FelicianaUnited StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 35 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.

7 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest 2 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 — 8 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 5 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 8 at 9:07AM 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

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 81 % 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

TypeSevere Weather
SeverityMedium
Calamity Score (ours)43 / 100
Our confidence81%
Coordinates30.8460, -91.2550
Nearest CityZachary (24 km)
Population Exposed272.2K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-05-08T14:07:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.912cbf02d99f657e7b05f154598ed00c

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescEast Feliciana, LA; Pointe Coupee, LA; West Feliciana, LA
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued May 8 at 9:07AM CDT until May 8 at 9:30AM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA
Expires2026-05-08T09:30:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS New Orleans LA
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount2
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.912cbf02d99f657e7b05f154598ed00c884b251d.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.50a39451396fa1e09d22c1b35b87c28cc0005fb8.001.1"]

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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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.