Calamity
CriticalSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 48

Severe Weather near Hattiesburg

ForrestUnited StatesNOAA

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 7 May 2026 at 05:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 36 recorded within 20 km of this point since 25 April 2026 — 4 others scored the same. 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 May 6 at 11:57PM CDT until May 7 at 12:15AM CDT by NWS Jackson MS

An estimated 46,805 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 25 April 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 7 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 48 out of 100, at 89 % 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

TypeSevere Weather
SeverityCritical
Calamity Score (ours)48 / 100
Our confidence89%
Coordinates31.2670, -89.3410
Nearest CityHattiesburg (9 km)
Population Exposed46.8K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-05-07T04:57:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cf02f3da020a03440a30576daae7fbfa

Score Breakdown

70
intensity
40
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescForrest, MS; Forrest, MS; Lamar, MS
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued May 6 at 11:57PM CDT until May 7 at 12:15AM CDT by NWS Jackson MS
Expires2026-05-07T00:15:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Jackson MS
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount2
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cf02f3da020a03440a30576daae7fbfa26522550.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5e16ecda931a38731aa24e033f02a6c38674d9e9.002.1"]
Spc ReportTypetornado
Spc SpeedUNK
Spc Location2 N Purvis
Spc CountyLamar
Spc StateMS
Spc CommentsEmergency manager reported damage to office building. (JAN)
Iem TypeSummaryT
Iem City2 N Purvis
Iem CountyLamar
Iem StateMS

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 48/100, near Hattiesburg (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.