Severe weather near Laplace
This alert expired on 5 July 2026 at 20:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the strongest of the 36 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. 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: Tornado Warning issued July 5 at 3:09PM CDT until July 5 at 3:45PM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA
An estimated 832,483 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- June 20, 2026 · score 43 · 8.2 km
- March 16, 2026 · score 48 · 8.5 km
- June 16, 2026 · score 43 · 8.8 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 72 out of 100, at 77 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Event Data
| Type | Severe weather |
| Severity | critical |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 72 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 77% |
| Coordinates | 30.2067, -90.4344 |
| Nearest City | Laplace (16 km) |
| Population Exposed | 832.5K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | catastrophic |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-05T20:09:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.57cd147dc31f66eba441f8eb1df1b7e651fcea2a.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | St. John The Baptist, LA |
| Headline | Tornado Warning issued July 5 at 3:09PM CDT until July 5 at 3:45PM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA |
| Expires | 2026-07-05T15:45:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS New Orleans 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 10 February 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.
Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 72/100, near Laplace (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.