{
 "dataset": "Baton Rouge, 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": 12,
 "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": "iem-lsr-2026-07-05-wind-30.36--91.17",
   "lat": 30.36,
   "lon": -91.17,
   "zip": "",
   "city": "2 WNW Gardere",
   "date": "2026-07-05",
   "county": "East Baton Rouge",
   "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": "Mesonet station LSU01 Benhur.",
   "sourceDetail": "NWS LIX — Mesonet via Iowa Mesonet",
   "windSpeedMph": 57,
   "evidenceLevel": "observed"
  },
  {
   "id": "iem-lsr-2026-07-05-wind-30.41--91.18",
   "lat": 30.41,
   "lon": -91.18,
   "zip": "",
   "city": "3 SSE Port Allen",
   "date": "2026-07-05",
   "county": "East Baton Rouge",
   "source": "IEM Local Storm Reports",
   "severity": "high",
   "eventType": "wind",
   "confidence": 0.92,
   "damageTypes": [
    "Roof shingle lift",
    "Soffit/fascia damage",
    "Tree strike risk",
    "Fence/screen damage"
   ],
   "description": "Mesonet station 1311W LSU Tiger Stadium.",
   "sourceDetail": "NWS LIX — Mesonet via Iowa Mesonet",
   "windSpeedMph": 65,
   "evidenceLevel": "observed"
  },
  {
   "id": "iem-lsr-2026-07-05-wind-30.35--91.17",
   "lat": 30.35,
   "lon": -91.17,
   "zip": "",
   "city": "2 WSW Gardere",
   "date": "2026-07-05",
   "county": "East Baton Rouge",
   "source": "IEM Local Storm Reports",
   "severity": "high",
   "eventType": "wind",
   "confidence": 0.92,
   "damageTypes": [
    "Roof shingle lift",
    "Soffit/fascia damage",
    "Tree strike risk",
    "Fence/screen damage"
   ],
   "description": "Measured on a tow boat on the Mississippi River.",
   "sourceDetail": "NWS LIX — Ship via Iowa Mesonet",
   "windSpeedMph": 67,
   "evidenceLevel": "reported"
  },
  {
   "id": "spc-2026-07-05-29-2100",
   "lat": 30.41,
   "lon": -91.18,
   "zip": "",
   "city": "Port Allen",
   "date": "2026-07-05",
   "county": "East Baton Rouge",
   "source": "SPC Storm Reports",
   "severity": "high",
   "eventType": "wind",
   "confidence": 90,
   "damageTypes": [
    "Roof shingle lift",
    "Soffit/fascia damage",
    "Tree strike risk",
    "Fence/screen damage"
   ],
   "description": "Mesonet station 1311W LSU Tiger Stadium. (LIX)",
   "sourceDetail": "Storm Prediction Center verified report",
   "windSpeedMph": 65,
   "evidenceLevel": "reported"
  },
  {
   "id": "spc-2026-07-05-31-2109",
   "lat": 30.35,
   "lon": -91.17,
   "zip": "",
   "city": "Gardere",
   "date": "2026-07-05",
   "county": "East Baton Rouge",
   "source": "SPC Storm Reports",
   "severity": "high",
   "eventType": "wind",
   "confidence": 90,
   "damageTypes": [
    "Roof shingle lift",
    "Soffit/fascia damage",
    "Tree strike risk",
    "Fence/screen damage"
   ],
   "description": "Measured on a tow boat on the Mississippi River. (LIX)",
   "sourceDetail": "Storm Prediction Center verified report",
   "windSpeedMph": 67,
   "evidenceLevel": "reported"
  },
  {
   "id": "iem-202607052100-wind-30.36--91.17",
   "lat": 30.36,
   "lon": -91.17,
   "zip": "",
   "city": "2 WNW Gardere",
   "date": "2026-07-05",
   "county": "East Baton Rouge",
   "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 2 WNW Gardere, LA. Peak gust: 66 mph.",
   "sourceDetail": "NWS LIX — Mesonet via Iowa Mesonet",
   "windSpeedMph": 66,
   "evidenceLevel": "observed"
  },
  {
   "id": "iem-202607052100-wind-30.41--91.18",
   "lat": 30.41,
   "lon": -91.18,
   "zip": "",
   "city": "3 SSE Port Allen",
   "date": "2026-07-05",
   "county": "East Baton Rouge",
   "source": "IEM Local Storm Reports",
   "severity": "severe",
   "eventType": "wind",
   "confidence": 92,
   "damageTypes": [
    "Roof shingle lift",
    "Soffit/fascia damage",
    "Tree strike risk",
    "Fence/screen damage"
   ],
   "description": "TSTM WND GST reported near 3 SSE Port Allen, LA. Peak gust: 75 mph.",
   "sourceDetail": "NWS LIX — Mesonet via Iowa Mesonet",
   "windSpeedMph": 75,
   "evidenceLevel": "observed"
  },
  {
   "id": "iem-202607052109-wind-30.35--91.17",
   "lat": 30.35,
   "lon": -91.17,
   "zip": "",
   "city": "2 WSW Gardere",
   "date": "2026-07-05",
   "county": "East Baton Rouge",
   "source": "IEM Local Storm Reports",
   "severity": "severe",
   "eventType": "wind",
   "confidence": 92,
   "damageTypes": [
    "Roof shingle lift",
    "Soffit/fascia damage",
    "Tree strike risk",
    "Fence/screen damage"
   ],
   "description": "TSTM WND GST reported near 2 WSW Gardere, LA. Peak gust: 77 mph.",
   "sourceDetail": "NWS LIX — Ship via Iowa Mesonet",
   "windSpeedMph": 77,
   "evidenceLevel": "reported"
  },
  {
   "id": "iem-202605081252-hail-30.79--91.13",
   "lat": 30.79,
   "lon": -91.13,
   "zip": "",
   "city": "5 N Slaughter",
   "date": "2026-05-08",
   "county": "East Feliciana",
   "source": "IEM Local Storm Reports",
   "severity": "high",
   "eventType": "hail",
   "confidence": 92,
   "damageTypes": [
    "Shingle bruising",
    "Granule displacement",
    "Metal denting",
    "Vehicle damage"
   ],
   "description": "HAIL reported near 5 N Slaughter, LA. Hail size: 1\".",
   "sourceDetail": "NWS LIX — Broadcast Media via Iowa Mesonet",
   "evidenceLevel": "reported",
   "hailSizeInches": 1
  },
  {
   "id": "spc-2026-05-08-176-1252",
   "lat": 30.79,
   "lon": -91.13,
   "zip": "",
   "city": "Slaughter",
   "date": "2026-05-08",
   "county": "East Feliciana",
   "source": "SPC Storm Reports",
   "severity": "high",
   "eventType": "hail",
   "confidence": 90,
   "damageTypes": [
    "Shingle bruising",
    "Granule displacement",
    "Metal denting",
    "Vehicle damage"
   ],
   "description": "Picture of quarter sized hail in Ethel. (LIX)",
   "sourceDetail": "Storm Prediction Center verified report",
   "evidenceLevel": "reported",
   "hailSizeInches": 1
  },
  {
   "id": "iem-geo-2026-02-15T06:01:00Z-tornado-30.14--91.09",
   "lat": 30.14,
   "lon": -91.09,
   "zip": "",
   "city": "4 ESE White Castle",
   "date": "2026-02-15",
   "county": "Ascension",
   "source": "IEM Local Storm Reports",
   "severity": "high",
   "eventType": "tornado",
   "confidence": 92,
   "damageTypes": [
    "Structural roof failure",
    "Debris penetration",
    "Complete shingle removal"
   ],
   "description": "TORNADO reported near 4 ESE White Castle, LA. An NWS storm survey team determined that an EF-1 tornado with peak winds of 90 mph embedded in a line of storms touched down along Highway 1 in far western Ascension Parish just after midnight on February 15th.",
   "sourceDetail": "NWS LIX — NWS Storm Survey via Iowa Mesonet (GeoJSON)",
   "evidenceLevel": "reported"
  },
  {
   "id": "asos-bf-REG-2025-12-30",
   "lat": 30.1667,
   "lon": -90.9333,
   "zip": "",
   "city": "Gonzale",
   "date": "2025-12-30",
   "county": "Ascension",
   "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": "Gonzale (REG) recorded a 58 mph gust.",
   "sourceDetail": "LA_ASOS automated observation — Gonzale (REG) [365d backfill 2026-08]",
   "windSpeedMph": 58,
   "evidenceLevel": "observed"
  }
 ]
}