This alert is in force until 1 September 2026, 06:00 UTC.
It is the 8th strongest of the 20 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 20 May 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Storm Surge Watch issued August 31 at 4:47PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA
An estimated 186,696 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 20 May 2026
- August 31, 2026 · score 37 · 7.2 km
- May 23, 2026 · score 43 · 10.9 km
- June 19, 2026 · score 43 · 16.8 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 37 out of 100, at 80 % 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) | 37 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 80% |
| Coordinates | 29.8720, -93.4336 |
| Nearest City | Orange (38 km) |
| Population Exposed | 186.7K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-31T21:47:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.5b0e7e771defc84b62393a5a8c303ef3e406d2b3.002.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Storm Surge Watch |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| AreaDesc | West Cameron; East Cameron |
| Headline | Storm Surge Watch issued August 31 at 4:47PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA |
| Expires | 2026-09-01T01:00:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Lake Charles LA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5b0e7e771defc84b62393a5a8c303ef3e406d2b3.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5b0e7e771defc84b62393a5a8c303ef3e406d2b3.003.1"] |
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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 37/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.