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 12 March 2026 at 07:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 60 recorded within 20 km of this point since 8 March 2026 — 23 others scored the same. The last comparable one was on 9 March 2026. 2 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Tornado Watch issued March 11 at 6:57PM CDT until March 12 at 2:00AM 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 78 % 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 | 78% |
| Coordinates | 30.5000, -91.2000 |
| Nearest City | Baton Rouge (7 km) |
| Population Exposed | 317.5K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | severe |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-11T23:57:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Tornado-Watch_noaa_urn-oid-2_49_0_1_840_0_07d7b5d6d369baf3447f87ef96d4d160 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Watch |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| AreaDesc | Concordia, LA; Adams, MS; Clarke, MS; Covington, MS; Forrest, MS; Franklin, MS; Jasper, MS; Jefferson Davis, MS; Jones, MS; Kemper, MS; Lamar, MS; Lauderdale, MS; Lawrence, MS; Lincoln, MS; Marion, MS; Newton, MS; Simpson, MS; Smith, MS; Ascension, LA; Assumption, LA; East Baton Rouge, LA; East Feliciana, LA; Iberville, LA; Jefferson, LA; Lafourche, LA; Livingston, LA; Orleans, LA; Plaquemines, LA; Pointe Coupee, LA; St. Bernard, LA; St. Charles, LA; St. Helena, LA; St. James, LA; St. John The Baptist, LA; St. Tammany, LA; Tangipahoa, LA; Terrebonne, LA; Washington, LA; West Baton Rouge, LA; West Feliciana, LA; Amite, MS; Hancock, MS; Harrison, MS; Jackson, MS; Pearl River, MS; Pike, MS; Walthall, MS; Wilkinson, MS; Acadia, LA; Avoyelles, LA; Cameron, LA; Iberia, LA; Lafayette, LA; St. Landry, LA; St. Martin, LA; St. Mary, LA; Vermilion, LA |
| Headline | Tornado Watch issued March 11 at 6:57PM CDT until March 12 at 2:00AM CDT by NWS Jackson MS |
| Expires | 2026-03-12T02:00:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Jackson MS |
| HasExactCoords | false |
| MergedCount | 3 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.07d7b5d6d369baf3447f87ef96d4d1600c6a8c0b.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0921188582d5f64923c4492a78d43668bf61f321.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.06a17e4e109fb5447d4d09bf76f7bd986f4ff057.002.1"] |
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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