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 23 May 2026 at 13:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 5th strongest of the 68 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 20 May 2026. The last comparable one was on 20 May 2026. 3 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 23 at 7:49AM CDT until May 23 at 8:30AM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA
An estimated 222,915 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 20 May 2026
- August 31, 2026 · score 37 · 12.5 km
- September 1, 2026 · score 37 · 12.6 km
- September 1, 2026 · score 55 · 15.0 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 81 % 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) | 43 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 81% |
| Coordinates | 29.8760, -94.0180 |
| Nearest City | Port Arthur (8 km) |
| Population Exposed | 222.9K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-23T12:49:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.61a522f93d5b4391101bf8d38d24847f37ba8dd5.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Cameron, LA; Jefferson, TX; Orange, TX |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 23 at 7:49AM CDT until May 23 at 8:30AM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA |
| Expires | 2026-05-23T08:30:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Lake Charles LA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
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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