Calamity
HighSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 55

Severe Weather near Baton Rouge

West Baton RougeUnited StatesNOAA

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.

One other detection within 20 km in the last 24 hours, 18 km from here.

This alert expired on 7 May 2026 at 04:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 58 recorded within 20 km of this point since 8 March 2026 — 23 others scored the same. The last comparable one was on 30 April 2026. 2 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Tornado Watch issued May 6 at 9:31PM CDT until May 6 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA

An estimated 317,507 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 8 March 2026

How we know

One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.

Our own score for this event is 55 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

TypeSevere Weather
SeverityHigh
Calamity Score (ours)55 / 100
Our confidence79%
Coordinates30.5000, -91.2000
Nearest CityBaton Rouge (7 km)
Population Exposed317.5K within 50 km
Impact Tiersevere
Timestamp2026-05-07T02:31:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Tornado Watch_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0e12cbb92466ec89f6e04506c7b4d007

Score Breakdown

65
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventTornado Watch
UrgencyFuture
CertaintyPossible
AreaDescAllen, LA; Avoyelles, LA; Beauregard, LA; Evangeline, LA; Rapides, LA; St. Landry, LA; Vernon, LA; East Feliciana, LA; Pointe Coupee, LA; St. Helena, LA; Tangipahoa, LA; Washington, LA; West Feliciana, LA; Amite, MS; Pearl River, MS; Pike, MS; Walthall, MS; Wilkinson, MS
HeadlineTornado Watch issued May 6 at 9:31PM CDT until May 6 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA
Expires2026-05-06T23:00:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Lake Charles LA
HasExactCoordsfalse
MergedCount2
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0e12cbb92466ec89f6e04506c7b4d007bc1f4d97.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3cc45201cc06bc0375ce192c999cf9da6a8d5526.001.1"]

Safety Information

If a tornado warning is issued: go to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor, away from windows. A vehicle and a mobile home are not shelter. Cover your head and neck. Wait for the official all-clear before going outside, and watch for downed power lines and gas leaks afterwards.

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 55/100, near Baton Rouge (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.