This alert expired on 6 August 2026 at 20:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 2nd strongest of the 15 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 25 April 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 4 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 6 at 2:38PM CDT until August 6 at 3:00PM CDT by NWS Jackson MS
An estimated 203,692 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 25 April 2026
- June 1, 2026 · score 43 · 12.6 km
- May 22, 2026 · score 22 · 15.2 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 37 out of 100, at 80 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Event Data
| Type | Severe weather |
| Severity | medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 37 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 80% |
| Coordinates | 31.8980, -90.1979 |
| Nearest City | Pearl (42 km) |
| Population Exposed | 203.7K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-06T19:38:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.86173c3f60a0f863a4aed930925d7081 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Copiah, MS; Rankin, MS; Simpson, MS |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 6 at 2:38PM CDT until August 6 at 3:00PM CDT by NWS Jackson MS |
| Expires | 2026-08-06T15:00:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Jackson MS |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.86173c3f60a0f863a4aed930925d7081cedbf172.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0d035e4961a393262a3c1527668101ff3237475e.001.1"] |
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Series begins 10 February 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.
Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 37/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.