Severe Weather near Baton Rouge
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. 11 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Tornado Watch issued March 15 at 9:49PM CDT until March 16 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Jackson MS
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 77 % 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 | 77% |
| Coordinates | 30.5000, -91.2000 |
| Nearest City | Baton Rouge (7 km) |
| Population Exposed | 317.5K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | severe |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T02:49:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Tornado Watch_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9e6a6167fdda2fc0d3ebb1620c812fd2 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Watch |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| AreaDesc | Catahoula, LA; Concordia, LA; Franklin, LA; Madison, LA; Tensas, LA; East Carroll, LA; Attala, MS; Carroll, MS; Choctaw, MS; Clay, MS; Holmes, MS; Humphreys, MS; Issaquena, MS; Montgomery, MS; Oktibbeha, MS; Sharkey, MS; Webster, MS; Yazoo, MS; Acadia, LA; Allen, LA; Avoyelles, LA; Beauregard, LA; Calcasieu, LA; Evangeline, LA; Jefferson Davis, LA; Rapides, LA; St. Landry, LA; Vernon, LA; Orange, TX and 2 more areas |
| Headline | Tornado Watch issued March 15 at 9:49PM CDT until March 16 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Jackson MS |
| Expires | 2026-03-16T00:00:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Jackson MS |
| HasExactCoords | false |
| MergedCount | 5 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9e6a6167fdda2fc0d3ebb1620c812fd2fae382da.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9e6a6167fdda2fc0d3ebb1620c812fd2fae382da.003.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bc011f40f90d076bc0c895991a664b21d44ac2ba.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.24f8e39677efd3dc644bacf21c35f3e8f84b2ec6.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.53d4d014f67afcbed4fe860e446233a0d4815588.003.1"] |
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.