Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 34

Severe Weather in United States

De SotoUnited StatesSPC

Reported by SPC 170 days ago.

No stronger detection stands among the 50 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026 — 37 others scored the same. 19 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

SPC reported: Wind UNK kt near 6 NW Pleasant Hill, De Soto, LA. Several trees downed near the Pelican community. (SHV)

An estimated 18,365 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 16 March 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including SPC.

Our own score for this event is 34 out of 100, at 87 % 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 confidence87%
Coordinates31.8800, -93.5900
Nearest CityNatchitoches (49 km)
Population Exposed18.4K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-03-16T00:22:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
40
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

ReportTypewind
SpeedUNK
Location6 NW Pleasant Hill
CountyDe Soto
StateLA
CommentsSeveral trees downed near the Pelican community. (SHV)
Iem TypeSummaryD
Iem City6 NW Pleasant Hill
Iem CountyDe Soto
Iem StateLA
Iem WfoSHV
Iem RemarkSeveral trees downed near the Pelican community.
MergedSources[{"id":"iem_D_31.880_-93.590_1773620520000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773620520000,"latitude":31.88,"longitude":-93.59}]

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 spc. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.