Calamity
CriticalSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 63

Severe Weather near Dothan

HenryUnited StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 2 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 26 May 2026 at 01:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 45 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026 — 4 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 3 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Tornado Warning issued May 25 at 7:45PM CDT until May 25 at 8:30PM CDT by NWS Tallahassee FL

An estimated 68,567 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 16 March 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 4 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 63 out of 100, at 90 % 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)63 / 100
Our confidence90%
Coordinates31.3868, -85.2737
Nearest CityDothan (22 km)
Population Exposed68.6K within 50 km
Impact Tiersevere
Timestamp2026-05-26T00:45:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Tornado Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0811813a7f7509cda0d5018ecf1e53be

Score Breakdown

95
intensity
55
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventTornado Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescHenry, AL
HeadlineTornado Warning issued May 25 at 7:45PM CDT until May 25 at 8:30PM CDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
Expires2026-05-25T20:30:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Tallahassee FL
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount2
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0811813a7f7509cda0d5018ecf1e53be637e932c.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3d121363f0fe37fa693e554fb223730ba11248d3.002.1"]
Iem TypeSummaryR
Iem Magnitude3.87
Iem UnitInch
Iem City1 ENE Thomas Mill Creek
Iem CountyHenry
Iem StateAL
Iem WfoTAE
Iem RemarkMesonet station EW4504 Abbeville, 3 day total.
MergedSources[{"id":"iem_R_31.300_-84.720_1779736800000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1779736800000,"latitude":31.3,"longitude":-84.72},{"id":"iem_R_31.350_-84.630_1779737400000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1779737400000,"latitude":31.35,"longitude":-84.63},{"id":"iem_R_31.710_-85.130_1779736500000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1779736500000,"latitude":31.71,"longitude":-85.13}]

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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