This alert expired on 12 August 2026 at 21:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the strongest of the 39 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 3 April 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 6 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 12 at 4:34PM EDT until August 12 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
An estimated 110,310 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 3 April 2026
- July 30, 2026 · score 39 · 8.6 km
- July 12, 2026 · score 34 · 16.8 km
- July 10, 2026 · score 34 · 20.7 km
How we know
Confirmed by 6 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 90 % 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) | 43 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 90% |
| Coordinates | 31.2536, -83.8359 |
| Nearest City | Tifton (38 km) |
| Population Exposed | 110.3K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-12T20:34:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a0ab61bec064c26962050ccc29198aa8 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Ben Hill, GA; Irwin, GA; Baker, GA; Calhoun, GA; Dougherty, GA; Mitchell, GA; Grady, GA; Thomas, GA |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 12 at 4:34PM EDT until August 12 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL |
| Expires | 2026-08-12T17:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Tallahassee FL |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 3 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a0ab61bec064c26962050ccc29198aa81c3f7f0d.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.13263ff872baba1b7ec97f99c0704b174b26c2b9.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.95694061faa2388f82e1c0f331862488c8072409.001.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | D |
| Iem City | 4 ENE Valdosta |
| Iem County | Lowndes |
| Iem State | GA |
| Iem Wfo | TAE |
| Iem Remark | Several trees down in Central 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}] |
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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 43/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.