Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 34

Severe Weather in United States

TensasUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 23 May 2026 at 18:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 13 recorded within 20 km of this point since 26 April 2026 — 4 others scored the same. 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: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 23 at 12:47PM CDT until May 23 at 1:15PM CDT by NWS Jackson MS

An estimated 15,128 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 26 April 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 34 out of 100, at 84 % 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

TypeSevere Weather
SeverityMedium
Calamity Score (ours)34 / 100
Our confidence84%
Coordinates31.8750, -91.3717
Nearest CityNatchez (35 km)
Population Exposed15.1K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-05-23T17:47:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.77f72fdd3d814ba0df30c1a657021c4efba24414.002.1

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
40
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescFranklin, LA; Tensas, LA; Adams, MS; Claiborne, MS; Franklin, MS; Jefferson, MS
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued May 23 at 12:47PM CDT until May 23 at 1:15PM CDT by NWS Jackson MS
Expires2026-05-23T13:15:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Jackson MS
HasExactCoordstrue
Iem TypeSummaryG
Iem Magnitude75
Iem UnitMPH
Iem City3 SSW Jonesville
Iem CountyCatahoula
Iem StateLA
Iem WfoJAN
Iem RemarkPeak gust of 74.5 mph at the Jonesville LA State mesonet site.
MergedSources[{"id":"iem_G_31.590_-91.860_1779555300000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1779555300000,"latitude":31.59,"longitude":-91.86}]

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 34/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.