Right now
The most recent data we hold from SPC arrived 37 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.
Reported by SPC 175 days ago.
It is the 13th strongest of the 170 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 12 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 17 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
SPC reported: Wind 60 kt near 6 WSW East New Orleans, Orleans, LA. KNEW recorded a wind gust of 60 mph. (LIX)
An estimated 896,392 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 12 March 2026
- March 16, 2026 · score 48 · 0.0 km
- June 6, 2026 · score 48 · 3.6 km
- June 19, 2026 · score 48 · 5.2 km
How we know
One source: SPC. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 48 out of 100, at 64 % 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 | 64% |
| Coordinates | 30.0400, -90.0300 |
| Nearest City | New Orleans (11 km) |
| Population Exposed | 896.4K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T08:04:00.000Z |
| Source | https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| ReportType | wind |
| Speed | 60 |
| Location | 6 WSW East New Orleans |
| County | Orleans |
| State | LA |
| Comments | KNEW recorded a wind gust of 60 mph. (LIX) |
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 New Orleans (United States), based on data from spc. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.