Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 2 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
Nothing else has been detected within 20 km in the last 24 hours.
This alert expired on 23 May 2026 at 13:46 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 5 recorded within 20 km of this point since 23 May 2026 — 4 others scored the same.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued May 23 at 8:36AM CDT until May 23 at 8:45AM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA
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 61 % 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 | 61% |
| Coordinates | 29.4784, -93.1481 |
| Nearest City | Lake Charles (82 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-23T13:36:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Special Marine Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4eaba1f053076b63e3a690f7fc7ee575 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Sabine Lake; Calcasieu Lake; Waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA from 20 to 60 NM; Waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA from 20 to 60 NM |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued May 23 at 8:36AM CDT until May 23 at 8:45AM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA |
| Expires | 2026-05-23T08:46:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Lake Charles LA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 3 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4eaba1f053076b63e3a690f7fc7ee57523fa2212.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8fa22d3d3d3611f2da51b519c2c28a515b19eb79.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d3f2acfd0d10f885716026070739aa53b39a2c1f.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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