This alert expired on 9 May 2026 at 02:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 5th strongest of the 11 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 9 May 2026.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 8 at 8:48PM CDT until May 8 at 9:45PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA
Nearby, since 9 May 2026
- May 9, 2026 · score 34 · 11.6 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 22 out of 100, at 60 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Event Data
| Type | Severe weather |
| Severity | medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 22 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 60% |
| Coordinates | 31.2675, -93.0925 |
| Nearest City | Natchitoches (55 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-09T01:48:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1e362ae09ddc9848fce2dbf068390124f9bb98c7.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Vernon, LA; Newton, TX |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 8 at 8:48PM CDT until May 8 at 9:45PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA |
| Expires | 2026-05-08T21:45:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Lake Charles LA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
Safety Information
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Series begins 10 February 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.
Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 22/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.