{
 "dataset": "Alexandria, LA storm events — 12-month window, 25-mile radius (floods and special weather statements excluded, matching the city page)",
 "license": "https://www.stormauditor.com/data-license",
 "provenance": "Deduplicated by StormAuditor from public NOAA/NWS records (warnings, Local Storm Reports, NCEI Storm Events) under the published methodology at https://www.stormauditor.com/methodology",
 "refreshed_at": "2026-08-24T12:50:13.722+00:00",
 "window_days": 365,
 "event_count": 8,
 "fields": {
  "date": "Event date (YYYY-MM-DD, local storm day)",
  "county": "County or county-equivalent",
  "city": "Nearest city/place named in the source record",
  "event_type": "hazard tag: wind | hail | tornado | flood | lightning",
  "severity": "StormAuditor severity bucket (low|moderate|high|severe)",
  "evidence": "evidence level of the source record",
  "wind_mph": "reported/estimated wind gust, mph (blank if n/a)",
  "hail_in": "reported/estimated hail size, inches (blank if n/a)",
  "source": "originating public record (NWS warning, LSR, NCEI, ...)",
  "lat": "event latitude (WGS84, may be blank)",
  "lon": "event longitude (WGS84, may be blank)"
 },
 "events": [
  {
   "id": "asos-bf-AEX-2026-07-06",
   "lat": 31.3347,
   "lon": -92.5586,
   "zip": "",
   "city": "ALEXANDRIA INTL/ENGLAND AFB",
   "date": "2026-07-06",
   "county": "Rapides",
   "source": "IEM ASOS Station",
   "severity": "moderate",
   "eventType": "wind",
   "confidence": 0.95,
   "damageTypes": [
    "Roof shingle lift",
    "Soffit/fascia damage",
    "Tree strike risk",
    "Fence/screen damage"
   ],
   "description": "ALEXANDRIA INTL/ENGLAND AFB (AEX) recorded a 50 mph gust.",
   "sourceDetail": "LA_ASOS automated observation — ALEXANDRIA INTL/ENGLAND AFB (AEX) [365d backfill 2026-08]",
   "windSpeedMph": 50,
   "evidenceLevel": "observed"
  },
  {
   "id": "iem-lsr-2026-05-23-wind-31.33--92.57",
   "lat": 31.33,
   "lon": -92.57,
   "zip": "",
   "city": "7 WNW Alexandria",
   "date": "2026-05-23",
   "county": "Rapides",
   "source": "IEM Local Storm Reports",
   "severity": "moderate",
   "eventType": "wind",
   "confidence": 0.92,
   "damageTypes": [
    "Roof shingle lift",
    "Soffit/fascia damage",
    "Tree strike risk",
    "Fence/screen damage"
   ],
   "description": "ASOS station KAEX Alexandria.",
   "sourceDetail": "NWS LCH — ASOS via Iowa Mesonet",
   "windSpeedMph": 53,
   "evidenceLevel": "observed"
  },
  {
   "id": "asos-bf-AEX-2026-05-23",
   "lat": 31.3347,
   "lon": -92.5586,
   "zip": "",
   "city": "ALEXANDRIA INTL/ENGLAND AFB",
   "date": "2026-05-23",
   "county": "Rapides",
   "source": "IEM ASOS Station",
   "severity": "moderate",
   "eventType": "wind",
   "confidence": 0.95,
   "damageTypes": [
    "Roof shingle lift",
    "Soffit/fascia damage",
    "Tree strike risk",
    "Fence/screen damage"
   ],
   "description": "ALEXANDRIA INTL/ENGLAND AFB (AEX) recorded a 53 mph gust.",
   "sourceDetail": "LA_ASOS automated observation — ALEXANDRIA INTL/ENGLAND AFB (AEX) [365d backfill 2026-08]",
   "windSpeedMph": 53,
   "evidenceLevel": "observed"
  },
  {
   "id": "iem-202605231553-wind-31.33--92.57",
   "lat": 31.33,
   "lon": -92.57,
   "zip": "",
   "city": "7 WNW Alexandria",
   "date": "2026-05-23",
   "county": "Rapides",
   "source": "IEM Local Storm Reports",
   "severity": "high",
   "eventType": "wind",
   "confidence": 92,
   "damageTypes": [
    "Roof shingle lift",
    "Soffit/fascia damage",
    "Tree strike risk",
    "Fence/screen damage"
   ],
   "description": "TSTM WND GST reported near 7 WNW Alexandria, LA. Peak gust: 61 mph.",
   "sourceDetail": "NWS LCH — ASOS via Iowa Mesonet",
   "windSpeedMph": 61,
   "evidenceLevel": "observed"
  },
  {
   "id": "iem-geo-2026-03-11T22:30:00Z-tornado-31.05--92.28",
   "lat": 31.05,
   "lon": -92.28,
   "zip": "",
   "city": "2 NNE Cheneyville",
   "date": "2026-03-11",
   "county": "Rapides",
   "source": "IEM Local Storm Reports",
   "severity": "high",
   "eventType": "tornado",
   "confidence": 92,
   "damageTypes": [
    "Structural roof failure",
    "Debris penetration",
    "Complete shingle removal"
   ],
   "description": "TORNADO reported near 2 NNE Cheneyville, LA. Rapides parish 911 relayed a report of a tornado sighting by Cheneyville PD along Cheneyville-echo road.",
   "sourceDetail": "NWS LCH — Law Enforcement via Iowa Mesonet (GeoJSON)",
   "evidenceLevel": "reported"
  },
  {
   "id": "iem-geo-2026-02-15T03:20:00Z-tornado-31.04--92.29",
   "lat": 31.04,
   "lon": -92.29,
   "zip": "",
   "city": "2 N Cheneyville",
   "date": "2026-02-14",
   "county": "Rapides",
   "source": "IEM Local Storm Reports",
   "severity": "high",
   "eventType": "tornado",
   "confidence": 92,
   "damageTypes": [
    "Structural roof failure",
    "Debris penetration",
    "Complete shingle removal"
   ],
   "description": "TORNADO reported near 2 N Cheneyville, LA. Tornado touched down east of Hwy 71 and continued northeastward towards Bayou Rd. Damage to a few outbuildings occurred, with one sustaining significant damage. Additional damage to trees and one mobile home had its roof peeled off.",
   "sourceDetail": "NWS LCH — NWS Storm Survey via Iowa Mesonet (GeoJSON)",
   "evidenceLevel": "reported"
  },
  {
   "id": "iem-geo-2026-02-15T02:44:00Z-tornado-31.41--92.67",
   "lat": 31.41,
   "lon": -92.67,
   "zip": "",
   "city": "8 SSE Colfax",
   "date": "2026-02-14",
   "county": "Grant",
   "source": "IEM Local Storm Reports",
   "severity": "high",
   "eventType": "tornado",
   "confidence": 92,
   "damageTypes": [
    "Structural roof failure",
    "Debris penetration",
    "Complete shingle removal"
   ],
   "description": "TORNADO reported near 8 SSE Colfax, LA. Shortly before 9PM CST on February 14th, 2026, a line of severe thunderstorms was moving east towards Grant Parish. Around 8:44 pm CST rotation along the line developed rapidly just east of the Red River and West of Louisiana State Highway 8, around Thompson Road. A tornado quickly touched down, initially damaging a large hardwood tree where multiple branches were downed before then damaging a barn where a significant portion of the metal roofing was torn off and blown downstream towards the highway. Additional debris from the roof and some large branches were then found just east of Louisiana State Highway 8 before the tornado lifted and the line of severe thunderstorms continued eastward.",
   "sourceDetail": "NWS SHV — NWS Storm Survey via Iowa Mesonet (GeoJSON)",
   "evidenceLevel": "reported"
  },
  {
   "id": "asos-bf-AEX-2025-08-28",
   "lat": 31.3347,
   "lon": -92.5586,
   "zip": "",
   "city": "ALEXANDRIA INTL/ENGLAND AFB",
   "date": "2025-08-28",
   "county": "Rapides",
   "source": "IEM ASOS Station",
   "severity": "high",
   "eventType": "wind",
   "confidence": 0.95,
   "damageTypes": [
    "Roof shingle lift",
    "Soffit/fascia damage",
    "Tree strike risk",
    "Fence/screen damage"
   ],
   "description": "ALEXANDRIA INTL/ENGLAND AFB (AEX) recorded a 72 mph gust.",
   "sourceDetail": "LA_ASOS automated observation — ALEXANDRIA INTL/ENGLAND AFB (AEX) [365d backfill 2026-08]",
   "windSpeedMph": 72,
   "evidenceLevel": "observed"
  }
 ]
}