This alert expired on 8 May 2026 at 21:05 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 18th strongest of the 66 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 25 April 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 9 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 8 at 3:55PM CDT until May 8 at 4:00PM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA
An estimated 868,450 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 25 April 2026
- May 23, 2026 · score 48 · 3.8 km
- May 22, 2026 · score 48 · 9.0 km
- June 18, 2026 · score 72 · 12.3 km
How we know
Confirmed by 4 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 48 out of 100, at 91 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Event Data
| Type | Severe weather |
| Severity | medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 48 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 91% |
| Coordinates | 29.8100, -90.2313 |
| Nearest City | Estelle (13 km) |
| Population Exposed | 868.5K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-08T20:55:00.000Z |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Jefferson, LA; Lafourche, LA; Orleans, LA; St. Charles, LA; St. John The Baptist, LA |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 8 at 3:55PM CDT until May 8 at 4:00PM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA |
| Expires | 2026-05-08T16:05:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS New Orleans LA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Iem TypeSummary | H |
| Iem Magnitude | 1.5 |
| Iem Unit | Inch |
| Iem City | New Sarpy |
| Iem County | St. Charles |
| Iem State | LA |
| Iem Wfo | LIX |
| Iem Remark | Public report of ping pong ball sized hail. Time estimated by radar. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_G_29.970_-90.290_1778270700000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1778270700000,"latitude":29.97,"longitude":-90.29},{"id":"iem_G_29.970_-90.400_1778271420000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1778271420000,"latitude":29.97,"longitude":-90.4},{"id":"iem_H_29.980_-90.390_1778271300000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1778271300000,"latitude":29.98,"longitude":-90.39}] |
Safety Information
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Series begins 10 February 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 48/100, near Estelle (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 191 scientific monitoring sources.