Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 28 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 17 May 2026 at 21:02 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 3rd strongest of the 85 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 2 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 17 at 4:53PM EDT until May 17 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Jacksonville FL
An estimated 16,725 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- June 13, 2026 · score 28 · 12.0 km
- August 28, 2026 · score 28 · 13.6 km
- August 29, 2026 · score 34 · 15.1 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 34 out of 100, at 84 % 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) | 34 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 84% |
| Coordinates | 31.4219, -83.2767 |
| Nearest City | Tifton (22 km) |
| Population Exposed | 16.7K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-17T20:53:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e7e5e5108bd230b88bcf6252996da0dc |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Suwannee, FL; Telfair, GA; Jefferson, FL; Madison, FL and 1 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 17 at 4:53PM EDT until May 17 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Jacksonville FL |
| Expires | 2026-05-17T17:02:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Jacksonville FL |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 4 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e7e5e5108bd230b88bcf6252996da0dcfcb2dacd.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ee910f6a33c1584631d240c11dc0f16b0c669d74.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.805b5ad55ce82c51e77baaeee8d213dffe3c8f42.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b954c38866861fa87c456da08e0540761b724750.001.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | H |
| Iem Magnitude | 0.25 |
| Iem Unit | Inch |
| Iem City | West Green |
| Iem County | Coffee |
| Iem State | GA |
| Iem Wfo | JAX |
| Iem Remark | Several reports of pea size hail in the West Green, GA area. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_H_31.610_-82.730_1779048000000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1779048000000,"latitude":31.61,"longitude":-82.73}] |
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 34/100, near Tifton (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.