Severe Weather near Baton Rouge
Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 13 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
- 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 | 2026-05-07T02:31:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Tornado Watch_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0e12cbb92466ec89f6e04506c7b4d007 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Watch |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| AreaDesc | Allen, 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 |
| Headline | Tornado Watch issued May 6 at 9:31PM CDT until May 6 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA |
| Expires | 2026-05-06T23:00:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Lake Charles LA |
| HasExactCoords | false |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| 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.