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.
One other detection within 20 km in the last 24 hours, 10 km from here.
This alert expired on 9 May 2026 at 05:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 2nd strongest of the 22 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 5 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 8 at 11:53PM CDT until May 9 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA
An estimated 16,591 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- September 7, 2026 · score 28 · 10.0 km
- July 14, 2026 · score 22 · 23.0 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 34 out of 100, at 80 % 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) | 34 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 80% |
| Coordinates | 30.6283, -92.4517 |
| Nearest City | Opelousas (37 km) |
| Population Exposed | 16.6K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-09T04:53:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.72ed0d47e59dcd6bc903625273ae16baed6fad78.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Evangeline, LA |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 8 at 11:53PM CDT until May 9 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA |
| Expires | 2026-05-09T00:00:00-05:00 |
| 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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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 34/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.