This alert expired on 8 May 2026 at 17:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 31st strongest of the 88 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 8 May 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 7 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 8 at 11:29AM CDT until May 8 at 12:00PM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA
An estimated 46,805 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 8 May 2026
- May 11, 2026 · score 22 · 4.5 km
- May 10, 2026 · score 22 · 4.5 km
- June 29, 2026 · score 34 · 8.0 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 34 out of 100, at 81 % 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) | 34 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 81% |
| Coordinates | 30.8987, -89.2639 |
| Nearest City | Hattiesburg (48 km) |
| Population Exposed | 46.8K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-08T16:29:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c3b572fa364d514682b8be7392841ccf |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Pearl River, MS; Perry, MS; Stone, MS |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 8 at 11:29AM CDT until May 8 at 12:00PM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA |
| Expires | 2026-05-08T12:00:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS New Orleans LA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c3b572fa364d514682b8be7392841ccfc3320e69.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6e8db96406bd3d0ff21b18f5c52416c0ae20eed5.001.1"] |
Safety Information
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Series begins 10 February 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.
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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 34/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.