Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 34 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
8 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest 4 km from here.
This alert expired on 8 May 2026 at 15:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 4th strongest of the 21 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 9 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 2 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 8 at 9:24AM CDT until May 8 at 10:15AM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA
An estimated 290,612 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 9 March 2026
- May 8, 2026 · score 43 · 4.0 km
- March 12, 2026 · score 58 · 10.7 km
- March 10, 2026 · score 45 · 11.7 km
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 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) | 43 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 82% |
| Coordinates | 30.8220, -91.0017 |
| Nearest City | Zachary (24 km) |
| Population Exposed | 290.6K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-08T14:24:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f6d9f7e7cb77a1d70511b6b3a0a381b3 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | East Feliciana, LA; St. Helena, LA; Tangipahoa, LA; East Feliciana, LA; West Feliciana, LA; East Feliciana, LA |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 8 at 9:24AM CDT until May 8 at 10:15AM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA |
| Expires | 2026-05-08T10:15:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS New Orleans LA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 3 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f6d9f7e7cb77a1d70511b6b3a0a381b3e9277f87.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9b46e7e8a13dc81d1c648cba327f3ddee8ef1bdc.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.912cbf02d99f657e7b05f154598ed00c884b251d.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.