Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 11 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.
This alert expired on 7 May 2026 at 04:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 5th strongest of the 22 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 6 April 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 6 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 6 at 10:51PM CDT until May 6 at 11:15PM CDT by NWS Jackson MS
An estimated 18,837 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 6 April 2026
- July 12, 2026 · score 39 · 5.5 km
- May 7, 2026 · score 53 · 13.3 km
- May 9, 2026 · score 39 · 19.4 km
How we know
Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 48 out of 100, at 89 % 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 | Critical |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 48 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 89% |
| Coordinates | 31.5364, -88.7734 |
| Nearest City | Laurel (38 km) |
| Population Exposed | 18.8K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-07T03:51:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1e8a19155a92aaa073d052f1dfa3227d |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Lawrence, MS; Walthall, MS; Choctaw, AL; Wayne, MS and 1 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 6 at 10:51PM CDT until May 6 at 11:15PM CDT by NWS Jackson MS |
| Expires | 2026-05-06T23:15:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Jackson MS |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 4 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1e8a19155a92aaa073d052f1dfa3227d21a726c3.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3009576b03a895e1768b3adb07314624869b8f24.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e692fbeece2392ff6266c868dc60a472271635e9.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d23223977d2c943237f55c8a6a87c2c2f314023d.002.1"] |
| Spc ReportType | tornado |
| Spc Speed | UNK |
| Spc Location | 3 ESE Dixie |
| Spc County | Forrest |
| Spc State | MS |
| Spc Comments | Trees down on Patrick Rd. (JAN) |
| Iem TypeSummary | T |
| Iem City | 3 ESE Dixie |
| Iem County | Forrest |
| Iem State | MS |
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 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.