Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 19 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 18 June 2026 at 17:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 49 recorded within 20 km of this point since 8 May 2026 — one other scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 27 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Tornado Warning issued June 18 at 11:46AM CDT until June 18 at 12:00PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA
An estimated 16,591 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 8 May 2026
- June 20, 2026 · score 34 · 3.9 km
- June 16, 2026 · score 34 · 8.5 km
- June 7, 2026 · score 22 · 11.3 km
How we know
Confirmed by 8 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 58 out of 100, at 89 % 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) | 58 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 89% |
| Coordinates | 30.9012, -91.8937 |
| Nearest City | Opelousas (45 km) |
| Population Exposed | 16.6K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-06-18T16:46:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.49ddb2b761276e2c901f50518d3ff4205c34aa52.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Avoyelles, LA |
| Headline | Tornado Warning issued June 18 at 11:46AM CDT until June 18 at 12:00PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA |
| Expires | 2026-06-18T12:00:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Lake Charles LA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Iem TypeSummary | F |
| Iem City | Cottonport |
| Iem County | Avoyelles |
| Iem State | LA |
| Iem Wfo | LCH |
| Iem Remark | Reports of Choupique Ln flooded. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_F_30.980_-92.050_1781790780000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1781790780000,"latitude":30.98,"longitude":-92.05},{"id":"iem_F_30.830_-92.090_1781788140000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1781788140000,"latitude":30.83,"longitude":-92.09},{"id":"iem_F_30.960_-91.990_1781787000000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1781787000000,"latitude":30.96,"longitude":-91.99},{"id":"iem_F_30.930_-91.990_1781787840000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1781787840000,"latitude":30.93,"longitude":-91.99},{"id":"iem_F_30.810_-92.130_1781788140000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1781788140000,"latitude":30.81,"longitude":-92.13},{"id":"iem_F_30.810_-92.040_1781788200000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1781788200000,"latitude":30.81,"longitude":-92.04},{"id":"iem_F_30.980_-92.050_1781786940000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1781786940000,"latitude":30.98,"longitude":-92.05}] |
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 58/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.