This alert expired on 23 May 2026 at 20:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 31 recorded within 20 km of this point since 25 April 2026 — 14 others scored the same. The last comparable one was on 11 May 2026. 5 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 23 at 3:10PM CDT until May 23 at 3:45PM CDT by NWS Jackson MS
An estimated 39,661 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 25 April 2026
- June 20, 2026 · score 34 · 9.1 km
- July 25, 2026 · score 34 · 16.4 km
- July 5, 2026 · score 34 · 22.0 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 79 % 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 | 79% |
| Coordinates | 32.4619, -88.8849 |
| Nearest City | Meridian (21 km) |
| Population Exposed | 39.7K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-23T20:10:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.97fd27d4340b00cf886f4367436dacaf |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Leake, MS; Madison, MS; Choctaw, AL; Clarke, AL |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 23 at 3:10PM CDT until May 23 at 3:45PM CDT by NWS Jackson MS |
| Expires | 2026-05-23T15:45:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Jackson MS |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.97fd27d4340b00cf886f4367436dacaf42c8131d.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.195e99f2e98bc6b2fbb71d1293dca16c7cc1a75f.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.
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 34/100, near Meridian (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.