This alert expired on 12 August 2026 at 20:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 3rd strongest of the 20 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 13 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 13 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 12 at 4:12PM EDT until August 12 at 4:45PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
An estimated 74,466 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 13 March 2026
- March 16, 2026 · score 63 · 13.7 km
- March 13, 2026 · score 39 · 17.2 km
How we know
Confirmed by 8 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 39 out of 100, at 89 % 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) | 39 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 89% |
| Coordinates | 30.7816, -83.4898 |
| Nearest City | Valdosta (21 km) |
| Population Exposed | 74.5K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-12T20:12:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.95694061faa2388f82e1c0f331862488 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Grady, GA; Thomas, GA; Hamilton, FL; Suwannee, FL; Flagler, FL; St. Johns, FL and 3 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 12 at 4:12PM EDT until August 12 at 4:45PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL |
| Expires | 2026-08-12T16:45:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Tallahassee FL |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 6 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.95694061faa2388f82e1c0f331862488c8072409.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.590c04b1dd62e8d39afee499b88f1d28d67dea51.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3679015b0ce394d9824c247c7c8910ff184d3f78.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ec2792ae26486c4659f9cee21683c6852856ee3c.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7c690c888e412aa47caa09f2cbcbba568159ef52.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9c7706f603a74ebdca5339e1a3d8591c38b9fdeb.001.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | D |
| Iem City | 3 WSW I-75 at Exit 11 |
| Iem County | Lowndes |
| Iem State | GA |
| Iem Wfo | TAE |
| Iem Remark | Numerous trees down in Southern Lowndes County. Time estimated by radar. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_G_30.740_-83.390_1786561140000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1786561140000,"latitude":30.74,"longitude":-83.39},{"id":"iem_D_31.180_-83.590_1786559220000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1786559220000,"latitude":31.18,"longitude":-83.59},{"id":"iem_G_30.740_-83.390_1786561020000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1786561020000,"latitude":30.74,"longitude":-83.39},{"id":"iem_D_31.010_-83.320_1786560420000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1786560420000,"latitude":31.01,"longitude":-83.32},{"id":"iem_D_30.880_-83.220_1786561320000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1786561320000,"latitude":30.88,"longitude":-83.22},{"id":"iem_G_30.780_-83.270_1786561500000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1786561500000,"latitude":30.78,"longitude":-83.27},{"id":"iem_D_30.740_-83.320_1786562520000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1786562520000,"latitude":30.74,"longitude":-83.32}] |
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 39/100, near Valdosta (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.