Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 6 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 16 March 2026 at 08:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 11 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026 — 3 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 4 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Tornado Warning issued March 16 at 3:23AM CDT until March 16 at 3:45AM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL
An estimated 195,287 people live within 50 km of this point.
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 67 out of 100, at 78 % 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 | Critical |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 67 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 78% |
| Coordinates | 31.9975, -86.5340 |
| Nearest City | Montgomery (47 km) |
| Population Exposed | 195.3K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | severe |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T08:23:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Tornado Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.04ed679e81816331d5c6d0f73739a5e3 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Lowndes, AL; Butler, AL; Crenshaw, AL |
| Headline | Tornado Warning issued March 16 at 3:23AM CDT until March 16 at 3:45AM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL |
| Expires | 2026-03-16T03:45:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Birmingham AL |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.04ed679e81816331d5c6d0f73739a5e3df310a41.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.953b1c93f9cdf1f21da41920c90a762c33e3adbb.001.1"] |
Safety Information
If a tornado warning is issued: go to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor, away from windows. A vehicle and a mobile home are not shelter. Cover your head and neck. Wait for the official all-clear before going outside, and watch for downed power lines and gas leaks afterwards.
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 67/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.