This alert is in force until 1 September 2026, 23:45 UTC.
No stronger detection stands among the 25 recorded within 20 km of this point since 20 May 2026 — 3 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Storm Surge Warning issued September 1 at 10:35AM 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 · 0.0 km
- September 1, 2026 · score 37 · 7.2 km
- August 31, 2026 · score 37 · 7.2 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 49 out of 100, at 87 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Event Data
| Type | Severe weather |
| Severity | high |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 49 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 87% |
| Coordinates | 29.8720, -93.4336 |
| Nearest City | Orange (38 km) |
| Population Exposed | 186.7K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | severe |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-01T15:35:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.865dc83cea24fac5e58ff3de60d6f37715c24cb3.003.2 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Storm Surge Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | West Cameron; East Cameron |
| Headline | Storm Surge Warning issued September 1 at 10:35AM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA |
| Expires | 2026-09-01T18:45:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Lake Charles LA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.865dc83cea24fac5e58ff3de60d6f37715c24cb3.003.2","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.865dc83cea24fac5e58ff3de60d6f37715c24cb3.004.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | 0 |
| Iem City | 1 SSE Cameron |
| Iem County | Cameron |
| Iem State | LA |
| Iem Wfo | LCH |
| Iem Remark | Mesonet station XCAM Cameron gusted to 41 MPH. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_N_29.770_-93.340_1788278760000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1788278760000,"latitude":29.77,"longitude":-93.34},{"id":"iem_0_29.770_-93.340_1788276960000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1788276960000,"latitude":29.77,"longitude":-93.34},{"id":"iem_N_29.770_-93.340_1788282000000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1788282000000,"latitude":29.77,"longitude":-93.34},{"id":"iem_N_29.780_-93.290_1788278760000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1788278760000,"latitude":29.78,"longitude":-93.29},{"id":"iem_0_29.780_-93.290_1788276660000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1788276660000,"latitude":29.78,"longitude":-93.29}] |
Safety Information
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Series begins 10 February 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.
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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 49/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.