{
 "dataset": "Natchitoches, 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": "2026-08-24T09:10:11.348+00:00",
 "window_days": 365,
 "event_count": 6,
 "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-202605102051-hail-31.82--93.51",
   "lat": 31.82,
   "lon": -93.51,
   "zip": "",
   "city": "Pleasant Hill",
   "date": "2026-05-10",
   "county": "Sabine",
   "source": "IEM Local Storm Reports",
   "severity": "high",
   "eventType": "hail",
   "confidence": 92,
   "damageTypes": [
    "Shingle bruising",
    "Granule displacement",
    "Metal denting",
    "Vehicle damage"
   ],
   "description": "HAIL reported near Pleasant Hill, LA. Hail size: 1\".",
   "sourceDetail": "NWS SHV — Public via Iowa Mesonet",
   "evidenceLevel": "reported",
   "hailSizeInches": 1
  },
  {
   "id": "iem-202605102139-hail-31.69--93.30",
   "lat": 31.69,
   "lon": -93.3,
   "zip": "",
   "city": "Robeline",
   "date": "2026-05-10",
   "county": "Natchitoches",
   "source": "IEM Local Storm Reports",
   "severity": "high",
   "eventType": "hail",
   "confidence": 92,
   "damageTypes": [
    "Shingle bruising",
    "Granule displacement",
    "Metal denting",
    "Vehicle damage"
   ],
   "description": "HAIL reported near Robeline, LA. Hail size: 1\".",
   "sourceDetail": "NWS SHV — Trained Spotter via Iowa Mesonet",
   "evidenceLevel": "reported",
   "hailSizeInches": 1
  },
  {
   "id": "asos-bf-IER-2026-03-15",
   "lat": 31.7357,
   "lon": -93.0991,
   "zip": "",
   "city": "NATTCHITOCHES REGIONAL AIRPORT",
   "date": "2026-03-15",
   "county": "Natchitoches",
   "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": "NATTCHITOCHES REGIONAL AIRPORT (IER) recorded a 54 mph gust.",
   "sourceDetail": "LA_ASOS automated observation — NATTCHITOCHES REGIONAL AIRPORT (IER) [365d backfill 2026-08]",
   "windSpeedMph": 54,
   "evidenceLevel": "observed"
  },
  {
   "id": "iem-lsr-2026-01-10-wind-31.99--93.35",
   "lat": 31.99,
   "lon": -93.35,
   "zip": "",
   "city": "2 SSW Coushatta",
   "date": "2026-01-10",
   "county": "Red River",
   "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": "61 mph wind gust measured at the Coushatta_ Louisiana Mesonet site.",
   "sourceDetail": "NWS SHV — Mesonet via Iowa Mesonet",
   "windSpeedMph": 61,
   "evidenceLevel": "observed"
  },
  {
   "id": "iem-geo-2026-01-10T06:04:00Z-tornado-32.00--93.29",
   "lat": 32,
   "lon": -93.29,
   "zip": "",
   "city": "3 ESE Coushatta",
   "date": "2026-01-10",
   "county": "Red River",
   "source": "IEM Local Storm Reports",
   "severity": "high",
   "eventType": "tornado",
   "confidence": 92,
   "damageTypes": [
    "Structural roof failure",
    "Debris penetration",
    "Complete shingle removal"
   ],
   "description": "TORNADO reported near 3 ESE Coushatta, LA. Around midnight on January 10th, 2026 a supercell thunderstorm was moving toward the town of Coushatta. Rotation then quickly developed near HWY 480, several miles south of Coushatta, moving east. A tornado briefly touched down on HWY 71 near the Rolling Hills Trailer Park. Fortunately, no structural damage was found, however, multiple large branches were snapped off of nearby softwood trees and several hardwood trees were found uprooted and with large branches snapped right along the highway. As the tornado crossed HWY 71, it moved into a field where additional softwood trees were found uprooted and snapped. The tornado likely then lifted as it moved farther into the field/heavily wooded rural area. Some wind damage was then found in the Grand Bayou Resort campground area, with a few large branches off of nearby trees blown down.",
   "sourceDetail": "NWS SHV — NWS Storm Survey via Iowa Mesonet (GeoJSON)",
   "evidenceLevel": "reported"
  },
  {
   "id": "iem-202601100605-wind-31.99--93.35",
   "lat": 31.99,
   "lon": -93.35,
   "zip": "",
   "city": "2 SSW Coushatta",
   "date": "2026-01-10",
   "county": "Red River",
   "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 SSW Coushatta, LA. Peak gust: 70 mph.",
   "sourceDetail": "NWS SHV — Mesonet via Iowa Mesonet",
   "windSpeedMph": 70,
   "evidenceLevel": "observed"
  }
 ]
}