Calamity
mediumSevere weatherCalamity Score: 34

Severe weather near Tupelo

United StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 9 August 2026 at 20:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 3rd strongest of the 43 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 10 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 August 9 at 2:57PM CDT until August 9 at 3:15PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN

An estimated 35,680 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 10 March 2026

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 80 % confidence.

The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.

Event Data

TypeSevere weather
Severitymedium
Calamity Score (ours)34 / 100
Our confidence80%
Coordinates34.0555, -88.4583
Nearest CityTupelo (32 km)
Population Exposed35.7K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-08-09T19:57:00.000Z

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
40
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescAlcorn, MS; Tishomingo, MS; Hardin, TN; McNairy, TN; Monroe, MS; Clay, MS; Lowndes, MS; Oktibbeha, MS
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued August 9 at 2:57PM CDT until August 9 at 3:15PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN
Expires2026-08-09T15:15:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Memphis TN
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount3
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f753807168ce923e0b08a5ebcf3be5b084d93e27.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2d11bdf7805b550192691f4cc5218d1fb1969da3.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.00b54f32f2d673a6d0e82e2bc6da77f7f71e603a.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 Tupelo (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 194 scientific monitoring sources.