Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 1 minute 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 16 March 2026 at 03:32 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 2nd strongest of the 59 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. One more was recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Tornado Warning issued March 15 at 10:22PM CDT until March 15 at 10:30PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA
An estimated 96,259 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- July 12, 2026 · score 39 · 4.4 km
- March 16, 2026 · score 67 · 5.5 km
- July 14, 2026 · score 39 · 7.6 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 63 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 | Critical |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 63 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 78% |
| Coordinates | 30.1780, -93.2180 |
| Nearest City | Lake Charles (4 km) |
| Population Exposed | 96.3K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | severe |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T03:22:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2fd2e1d29b13a0f3009f290a655322a7eeef9721.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Calcasieu, LA |
| Headline | Tornado Warning issued March 15 at 10:22PM CDT until March 15 at 10:30PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA |
| Expires | 2026-03-15T22:32:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Lake Charles LA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
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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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 63/100, near Lake Charles (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.