Reported by SPC 170 days ago.
No stronger detection stands among the 112 recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026 — 95 others scored the same. The last comparable one was on 15 March 2026. 28 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
SPC reported: Hail 100 in near 4 ESE Junction City, Union, LA. Quarter size hail fell in the Rum Center community north of Spearsville. (SHV)
An estimated 18,386 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- June 20, 2026 · score 34 · 2.2 km
- June 24, 2026 · score 34 · 16.9 km
- March 16, 2026 · score 40 · 20.0 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including SPC.
Our own score for this event is 40 out of 100, at 86 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Event Data
| Type | Severe weather |
| Severity | high |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 40 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 86% |
| Coordinates | 33.0000, -92.6500 |
| Nearest City | El Dorado (23 km) |
| Population Exposed | 18.4K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T00:03:00.000Z |
| Source | https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| ReportType | hail |
| Speed | 100 |
| Location | 4 ESE Junction City |
| County | Union |
| State | LA |
| Comments | Quarter size hail fell in the Rum Center community north of Spearsville. (SHV) |
| Iem TypeSummary | H |
| Iem Magnitude | 1 |
| Iem Unit | Inch |
| Iem City | 4 ESE Junction City |
| Iem County | Union |
| Iem State | LA |
| Iem Wfo | SHV |
| Iem Remark | Quarter size hail fell in the Rum Center community north of Spearsville. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_H_33.000_-92.650_1773619380000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773619380000,"latitude":33,"longitude":-92.65}] |
Safety Information
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Series begins 10 February 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 40/100, near El Dorado (United States), based on data from spc. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.