Calamity
mediumSevere weatherCalamity Score: 48

Severe weather near Bessemer

TuscaloosaUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 1 June 2026 at 21:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 2nd strongest of the 9 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 10 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 5 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 1 at 3:12PM CDT until June 1 at 4:00PM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL

An estimated 614,184 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 10 March 2026

How we know

One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.

Our own score for this event is 48 out of 100, at 80 % confidence.

The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.

Event Data

TypeSevere weather
Severitymedium
Calamity Score (ours)48 / 100
Our confidence80%
Coordinates33.2727, -87.0823
Nearest CityBessemer (19 km)
Population Exposed614.2K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-06-01T20:12:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.17d90fedb0039076d5714e2684dcf2dc

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
85
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescChilton, AL; Clay, AL; Cleburne, AL; Coosa, AL; Shelby, AL; Talladega, AL; Tallapoosa, AL; Pickens, AL; Tuscaloosa, AL; Calhoun, AL; Jefferson, AL; St. Clair, AL; Shelby, AL; Talladega, AL and 4 more areas
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued June 1 at 3:12PM CDT until June 1 at 4:00PM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL
Expires2026-06-01T16:00:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Birmingham AL
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount7
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Safety Information

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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.

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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 48/100, near Bessemer (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.