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.
This alert expired on 1 July 2026 at 20:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 1 at 3:29PM CDT until July 1 at 3:45PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA
Urban PEI: 16,591 within a heuristic 50 km radius; not unique people.
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.
This is our versioned heuristic index, not source severity or a calibrated probability. Urban PEI does not count unique people.
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 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.79/1 |
| Coordinates | 30.6879, -92.2900 |
| Nearest City | Opelousas (27 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 16.6K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-01T20:29:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c8e8cac8b36eb088b3cecd63d35032b4 |
Physical priority index · v1. Heuristic priority, not calibrated probability, predictive accuracy or damage. The legacy data-support index combines assigned source support and field availability. Urban PEI is distance-weighted and does not count unique people; zero does not establish that nobody is present. Model cards.
Source and revision timeline
Source: noaa. Occurrence: 2026-07-01T20:29:00.000Z.
First archived: 2026-07-01T20:31:42.619Z. Material modification: not recorded.
Retained revisions are prospective; earlier versions may be unavailable. No revision entry does not prove that a record never changed.
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Allen, LA; Evangeline, LA; Acadia, LA; Evangeline, LA; Lafayette, LA; St. Landry, LA |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 1 at 3:29PM CDT until July 1 at 3:45PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA |
| Expires | 2026-07-01T15:45:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Lake Charles LA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c8e8cac8b36eb088b3cecd63d35032b43815dece.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.af542e7d7793a401136e2eb2dd0643974564eccd.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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