This alert expired on 16 March 2026 at 00:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 5th strongest of the 31 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 9 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 Warning issued March 15 at 6:56PM CDT until March 15 at 7:45PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA
Nearby, since 9 March 2026
- March 9, 2026 · score 34 · 7.2 km
- June 2, 2026 · score 22 · 12.6 km
- March 16, 2026 · score 48 · 14.6 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 22 out of 100, at 58 % 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) | 22 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 58% |
| Coordinates | 34.5204, -91.5281 |
| Nearest City | Pine Bluff (54 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-15T23:56:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cb65756787448be82dc36b3421775b41 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Jasper, TX; Tyler, TX; Polk, TX; San Jacinto, TX; De Soto, LA; Shelby, TX and 25 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 15 at 6:56PM CDT until March 15 at 7:45PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA |
| Expires | 2026-03-15T19:45:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Lake Charles LA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 29 |
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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 22/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.