Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 4 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 22 May 2026 at 22:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 7th strongest of the 39 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 12 March 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 May 22 at 5:47PM EDT until May 22 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
An estimated 199,229 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 12 March 2026
- May 22, 2026 · score 43 · 9.0 km
- June 18, 2026 · score 43 · 9.4 km
- May 22, 2026 · score 43 · 13.5 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 79 % 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 | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 43 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 79% |
| Coordinates | 32.7397, -83.5270 |
| Nearest City | Macon (15 km) |
| Population Exposed | 199.2K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-22T21:47:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.48c4d57c1811377b5cc73551baf307af |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Columbia, GA; McDuffie, GA; Bibb, GA; Jones, GA; Lee, GA; Terrell, GA |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 22 at 5:47PM EDT until May 22 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC |
| Expires | 2026-05-22T18:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Columbia SC |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 3 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.48c4d57c1811377b5cc73551baf307af3d0e32a1.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.eef25d2d1a5f94311e00fa7daa253452635bd2ae.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.59ba3aa9791268ed70f69e3a97a37374a4a24ab2.001.1"] |
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 43/100, near Macon (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.