Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 16 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 8 May 2026 at 20:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 7th strongest of the 23 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 9 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 12 March 2026.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Flash Flood Warning issued May 8 at 12:01PM CDT until May 8 at 3:15PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA
An estimated 16,591 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 9 March 2026
- March 12, 2026 · score 43 · 11.0 km
- March 11, 2026 · score 43 · 11.0 km
- March 10, 2026 · score 37 · 11.0 km
How we know
Confirmed by 4 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 34 out of 100, at 91 % 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 | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 34 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 91% |
| Coordinates | 30.5150, -92.4294 |
| Nearest City | Opelousas (34 km) |
| Population Exposed | 16.6K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-08T17:01:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2ba0d67067fc03c259aea5c75a4bebd26aa8df42.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Flash Flood Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Acadia, LA; Allen, LA; Evangeline, LA; Jefferson Davis, LA; Lafayette, LA; St. Landry, LA |
| Headline | Flash Flood Warning issued May 8 at 12:01PM CDT until May 8 at 3:15PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA |
| Expires | 2026-05-08T15:15:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Lake Charles LA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Iem TypeSummary | H |
| Iem Magnitude | 1 |
| Iem Unit | Inch |
| Iem City | Plaucheville |
| Iem County | Avoyelles |
| Iem State | LA |
| Iem Wfo | LCH |
| Iem Remark | Media reports of quarter size hail in Plaucheville. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_D_30.930_-91.950_1778247000000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1778247000000,"latitude":30.93,"longitude":-91.95},{"id":"iem_H_30.930_-91.950_1778247000000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1778247000000,"latitude":30.93,"longitude":-91.95},{"id":"iem_H_30.970_-91.980_1778246400000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1778246400000,"latitude":30.97,"longitude":-91.98}] |
Safety Information
During flooding: never walk, swim, or drive through floodwaters. Six inches of moving water can knock you down, and one foot of water can sweep away a vehicle. Move to higher ground if waters rise. After flooding, avoid contact with floodwater which may contain sewage, chemicals, or debris. Follow local emergency service guidance.
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.