Severe Weather in United States
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.
4 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest 2 km from here.
This alert expired on 8 May 2026 at 15:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 9th strongest of the 23 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 9 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 3 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 8 at 9:42AM CDT until May 8 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA
An estimated 63,142 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 9 March 2026
- March 10, 2026 · score 45 · 0.2 km
- March 9, 2026 · score 45 · 3.3 km
- May 8, 2026 · score 43 · 8.4 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 39 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) | 39 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 82% |
| Coordinates | 30.8300, -90.8780 |
| Nearest City | Zachary (34 km) |
| Population Exposed | 63.1K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-08T14:42:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f5c29f5d34fdcd62bc7eb4abd7ea604f |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | East Feliciana, LA; St. Helena, LA; Tangipahoa, LA |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 8 at 9:42AM CDT until May 8 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA |
| Expires | 2026-05-08T10:00:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS New Orleans LA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f5c29f5d34fdcd62bc7eb4abd7ea604f658ce53c.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.750c986502c280cbbdd827ec30bfe1456b5cee47.002.1"] |
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 39/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.