Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 34

Severe Weather in United States

LafourcheUnited 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.

Nothing else has been detected within 20 km in the last 24 hours.

This alert expired on 24 May 2026 at 06:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 5th strongest of the 8 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 12 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 12 March 2026.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 24 at 12:35AM CDT until May 24 at 1:15AM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA

An estimated 16,377 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 12 March 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 34 out of 100, at 90 % 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
SeverityMedium
Calamity Score (ours)34 / 100
Our confidence90%
Coordinates29.4212, -90.2194
Nearest CityEstelle (49 km)
Population Exposed16.4K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-05-24T05:35:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.07ad428189d30c70066987fe26167854bd9af71f.001.1

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
40
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescJefferson, LA; Lafourche, LA
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued May 24 at 12:35AM CDT until May 24 at 1:15AM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA
Expires2026-05-24T01:15:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS New Orleans LA
HasExactCoordstrue
Iem TypeSummaryM
Iem Magnitude47
Iem UnitMPH
Iem City27 SSE Cocodrie
Iem CountyGMZ551
Iem StateLA
Iem WfoLIX
Iem RemarkA 41 knot marine wind gust was report by site KOYE at 1120 PM.
MergedSources[{"id":"iem_M_28.870_-90.490_1779597600000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1779597600000,"latitude":28.87,"longitude":-90.49},{"id":"iem_M_28.890_-90.490_1779596400000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1779596400000,"latitude":28.89,"longitude":-90.49}]

Safety Information

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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 34/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.