This alert expired on 16 March 2026 at 08:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 33rd strongest of the 70 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 4 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 3:00AM CDT until March 16 at 3:30AM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA
An estimated 468,941 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- July 21, 2026 · score 37 · 2.7 km
- June 18, 2026 · score 72 · 7.2 km
- May 9, 2026 · score 48 · 8.9 km
How we know
Confirmed by 7 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 88 % 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) | 43 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 88% |
| Coordinates | 30.1717, -89.6725 |
| Nearest City | Slidell (16 km) |
| Population Exposed | 468.9K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T08:00:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2f98b8c699a8476202f58f9c8a0bb4b58ebc892a.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Orleans, LA; St. Tammany, LA; Hancock, MS |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 3:00AM CDT until March 16 at 3:30AM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA |
| Expires | 2026-03-16T03:30:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS New Orleans LA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Spc ReportType | wind |
| Spc Speed | 60 |
| Spc Location | 6 WSW East New Orleans |
| Spc County | Orleans |
| Spc State | LA |
| Spc Comments | KNEW recorded a wind gust of 60 mph. (LIX) |
| Iem TypeSummary | M |
| Iem Magnitude | 49 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | 1 ESE Eden Isle |
| Iem County | St. Tammany |
| Iem State | LA |
Safety Information
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Series begins 8 March 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.
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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 43/100, near Slidell (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.