Calamity
CriticalSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 67

Severe Weather near Macon

JonesUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 16 March 2026 at 12:17 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 76 recorded within 20 km of this point since 9 March 2026 — 6 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 22 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Tornado Warning issued March 16 at 8:08AM EDT until March 16 at 8:15AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA

An estimated 183,772 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 9 March 2026

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 77 % 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)67 / 100
Our confidence77%
Coordinates32.8992, -83.5696
Nearest CityMacon (9 km)
Population Exposed183.8K within 50 km
Impact Tiersevere
Timestamp2026-03-16T12:08:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Tornado Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3ac8ca62f680c45f7b9b72a84f73f911

Score Breakdown

95
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventTornado Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescBibb, GA; Jones, GA; Jones, GA
HeadlineTornado Warning issued March 16 at 8:08AM EDT until March 16 at 8:15AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Expires2026-03-16T08:17:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Peachtree City GA
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount2
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3ac8ca62f680c45f7b9b72a84f73f911cfd2d48c.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9a6e8eb6eacb0742aaff84f69e314b440de39f85.001.1"]

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