Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 4 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 8 May 2026 at 23:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 5th strongest of the 14 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 8 May 2026. One more was recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued May 8 at 5:06PM CDT until May 8 at 6:30PM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA
Nearby, since 8 May 2026
- July 5, 2026 · score 22 · 13.2 km
- July 7, 2026 · score 43 · 18.1 km
- July 1, 2026 · score 22 · 19.1 km
How we know
Confirmed by 4 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 22 out of 100, at 70 % 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 | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 22 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 70% |
| Coordinates | 29.3953, -89.8606 |
| Nearest City | Estelle (56 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-08T22:06:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5992c26ec989b75312993f4805428f5266f8d51e.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Barataria Bay; Coastal waters from the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River to Port Fourchon Louisiana out 20 NM; Coastal Waters from Boothville LA to Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River out 20 nm |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued May 8 at 5:06PM CDT until May 8 at 6:30PM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA |
| Expires | 2026-05-08T18:30:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS New Orleans LA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Iem TypeSummary | D |
| Iem City | 1 NNW Belle Chasse |
| Iem County | Plaquemines |
| Iem State | LA |
| Iem Wfo | LIX |
| Iem Remark | Several trees, power lines, and carports damaged on multiple streets along Barriere Road. Video shared by media also showed strong straight line winds impacting the neighborhood. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_M_30.030_-90.110_1778271840000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1778271840000,"latitude":30.03,"longitude":-90.11},{"id":"iem_G_29.820_-90.020_1778274720000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1778274720000,"latitude":29.82,"longitude":-90.02},{"id":"iem_D_29.860_-90.010_1778274360000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1778274360000,"latitude":29.86,"longitude":-90.01}] |
Safety Information
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Series begins 8 March 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 22/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.