Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 5 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 10:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 6 recorded within 20 km of this point since 9 May 2026 — one other scored the same. The last comparable one was on 21 May 2026. 3 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued May 23 at 4:14AM CDT until May 23 at 5:15AM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA
An estimated 53,642 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 9 May 2026
- May 23, 2026 · score 39 · 1.1 km
- May 9, 2026 · score 22 · 27.9 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 79 % 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 | 79% |
| Coordinates | 29.7058, -91.0195 |
| Nearest City | Bayou Cane (28 km) |
| Population Exposed | 53.6K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-23T09:14:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Special Marine Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5ba8808697c638b2e81d56e8c6587488 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Lake Salvador and Lake Cataouatche; Vermilion and West Cote Blanche Bays; Atchafalaya and East Cote Blanche Bays; Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA out 20 NM |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued May 23 at 4:14AM CDT until May 23 at 5:15AM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA |
| Expires | 2026-05-23T05:15:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS New Orleans LA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5ba8808697c638b2e81d56e8c658748823573545.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1c7928468ad20619148aa75439db781492380ed3.001.1"] |
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 39/100, near Bayou Cane (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.