Severe Weather near Baton Rouge
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 16 March 2026 at 05:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 57 recorded within 20 km of this point since 8 March 2026 — 23 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 6 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Tornado Watch issued March 15 at 9:02PM CDT until March 16 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA
An estimated 317,507 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 8 March 2026
- July 23, 2026 · score 43 · 0.0 km
- July 2, 2026 · score 43 · 0.0 km
- July 1, 2026 · score 43 · 0.0 km
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
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | High |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 55 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 79% |
| Coordinates | 30.5000, -91.2000 |
| Nearest City | Baton Rouge (7 km) |
| Population Exposed | 317.5K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | severe |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T02:02:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Tornado Watch_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.53d4d014f67afcbed4fe860e446233a0 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Watch |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| AreaDesc | Caldwell, LA; Grant, LA; Jackson, LA; La Salle, LA; Natchitoches, LA; Ouachita, LA; Winn, LA; Acadia, LA; Allen, LA; Avoyelles, LA; Beauregard, LA; Calcasieu, LA; Evangeline, LA; Jefferson Davis, LA; Rapides, LA; St. Landry, LA; Vernon, LA; Hardin, TX; Jasper, TX; Newton, TX; Orange, TX; Catahoula, LA; Concordia, LA; Franklin, LA; Madison, LA; Richland, LA; Tensas, LA |
| Headline | Tornado Watch issued March 15 at 9:02PM CDT until March 16 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA |
| Expires | 2026-03-16T00:00:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Shreveport LA |
| HasExactCoords | false |
| MergedCount | 3 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.53d4d014f67afcbed4fe860e446233a0d4815588.003.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1a7f74aa4d0afee0dea0a6222d229ae046514f09.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.921cd9c9f8a980ae56f585257a9845786745ccaf.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.