Calamity
CriticalSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 63

Severe Weather in United States

ColbertUnited StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 9 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 03:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 12 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026 — 2 others scored the same. 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: Tornado Warning issued March 15 at 9:50PM CDT until March 15 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN

An estimated 75,759 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 16 March 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 63 out of 100, at 87 % 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 confidence87%
Coordinates34.7100, -88.0717
Nearest CityFlorence (37 km)
Population Exposed75.8K within 50 km
Impact Tiersevere
Timestamp2026-03-16T02:50:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Tornado Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.75b71ef5781730eaebf8d2979362cdae

Score Breakdown

95
intensity
55
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventTornado Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescTishomingo, MS; Colbert, AL; Lauderdale, AL
HeadlineTornado Warning issued March 15 at 9:50PM CDT until March 15 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN
Expires2026-03-15T22:00:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Memphis TN
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount2
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.75b71ef5781730eaebf8d2979362cdaedcee4d3d.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.09ea783afe8d33a5f0cc65da0d148822ee890141.001.1"]
Spc ReportTypehail
Spc Speed100
Spc Location3 ESE Kossuth
Spc CountyAlcorn
Spc StateMS
Spc Comments(MEG)
Iem TypeSummaryH
Iem Magnitude1
Iem UnitInch
Iem City3 ESE Kossuth

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 63/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.