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 21:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 19th strongest of the 79 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 25 April 2026. The last comparable one was on 25 April 2026. One more was recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 8 at 2:57PM CDT until May 8 at 4:00PM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA
An estimated 868,450 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 25 April 2026
- May 8, 2026 · score 48 · 2.4 km
- May 23, 2026 · score 48 · 4.0 km
- May 22, 2026 · score 48 · 7.1 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 48 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) | 48 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 81% |
| Coordinates | 29.8261, -90.2472 |
| Nearest City | Estelle (13 km) |
| Population Exposed | 868.5K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-08T19:57:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.84fef6469a856d93dad2eb5c5a7c191e22636db6.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Jefferson, LA; Lafourche, LA; Orleans, LA; Plaquemines, LA; St. Charles, LA; St. James, LA; St. John The Baptist, LA |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 8 at 2:57PM CDT until May 8 at 4:00PM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA |
| Expires | 2026-05-08T16:00:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS New Orleans 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 48/100, near Estelle (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.