Severe weather near Baton Rouge
This alert expired on 23 May 2026 at 23:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 25th strongest of the 57 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 8 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 9 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 23 at 12:54PM CDT until May 23 at 6:00PM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA
An estimated 317,507 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 8 March 2026
- July 23, 2026 · score 43 · 0.0 km
- July 2, 2026 · score 43 · 0.0 km
- July 1, 2026 · score 43 · 0.0 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 78 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Event Data
| Type | Severe weather |
| Severity | medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 43 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 78% |
| Coordinates | 30.5000, -91.2000 |
| Nearest City | Baton Rouge (7 km) |
| Population Exposed | 317.5K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-23T17:54:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Watch_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7740d977a18aefbd266e930aa7fe61f9 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Watch |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| AreaDesc | Lincoln, LA; Ouachita, LA; Union, LA; East Feliciana, LA; St. Helena, LA; West Feliciana, LA; Amite, MS; Pike, MS; Walthall, MS; Wilkinson, MS |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 23 at 12:54PM CDT until May 23 at 6:00PM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA |
| Expires | 2026-05-23T18:00:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Shreveport LA |
| HasExactCoords | false |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7740d977a18aefbd266e930aa7fe61f971f6ad0d.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ef7935aae7966c7f03e3243cc02306e737965c31.002.1"] |
Safety Information
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Series begins 10 February 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.
Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 43/100, near Baton Rouge (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.