This alert expired on 16 March 2026 at 14:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the strongest of the 34 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. One more was recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Tornado Warning issued March 16 at 10:14AM EDT until March 16 at 10:45AM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
An estimated 72,449 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- July 27, 2026 · score 39 · 14.9 km
- July 27, 2026 · score 39 · 16.9 km
- May 24, 2026 · score 39 · 17.1 km
How we know
Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 63 out of 100, at 88 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Event Data
| Type | Severe weather |
| Severity | critical |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 63 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 88% |
| Coordinates | 31.1634, -83.4557 |
| Nearest City | Tifton (32 km) |
| Population Exposed | 72.4K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | severe |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T14:14:00.000Z |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Ben Hill, GA; Irwin, GA; Tift, GA; Turner, GA; Brooks, GA; Lowndes, GA |
| Headline | Tornado Warning issued March 16 at 10:14AM EDT until March 16 at 10:45AM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL |
| Expires | 2026-03-16T10:45:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Tallahassee FL |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.551db13630eb66d2f74c38a04bec694c13bcca31.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.15df56a1b5d8860d79371571724e1e5fdd092ef6.001.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | G |
| Iem Magnitude | 45 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | Moody Afb |
| Iem County | Lowndes |
| Iem State | GA |
| Iem Wfo | TAE |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_G_31.160_-83.260_1773654240000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773654240000,"latitude":31.16,"longitude":-83.26},{"id":"iem_G_30.980_-83.190_1773651240000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773651240000,"latitude":30.98,"longitude":-83.19}] |
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 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.
Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 63/100, near Tifton (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.