Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 48

Severe Weather near Chalmette

United StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 6 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 16 March 2026 at 09:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 24 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026 — 18 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 2 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 3:38AM CDT until March 16 at 4:00AM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA

An estimated 799,429 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 16 March 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 48 out of 100, at 87 % 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

TypeSevere Weather
SeverityMedium
Calamity Score (ours)48 / 100
Our confidence87%
Coordinates29.8956, -89.7094
Nearest CityChalmette (26 km)
Population Exposed799.4K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-03-16T08:38:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4ad877ac54a494aa70b3815f0b372e65adc10ba3.002.1

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
85
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescSt. Bernard, LA
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 3:38AM CDT until March 16 at 4:00AM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA
Expires2026-03-16T04:00:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS New Orleans LA
HasExactCoordstrue
Spc ReportTypewind
Spc Speed60
Spc Location6 WSW East New Orleans
Spc CountyOrleans
Spc StateLA
Spc CommentsKNEW recorded a wind gust of 60 mph. (LIX)
MergedSources[{"id":"spc_wind_30.28_-89.76_335","source":"spc","severity":"medium","severityValue":45,"timestamp":1773648060000,"latitude":30.28,"longitude":-89.76},{"id":"spc_wind_30.04_-90.03_337","source":"spc","severity":"medium","severityValue":45,"timestamp":1773648240000,"latitude":30.04,"longitude":-90.03}]

Safety Information

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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 48/100, near Chalmette (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.