This alert expired on 16 March 2026 at 12:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Tornado Warning issued March 16 at 6:23AM CDT until March 16 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
An estimated 244,492 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- July 6, 2026 · score 43 · 18.0 km
- June 19, 2026 · score 43 · 23.8 km
How we know
Confirmed by 5 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 67 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) | 67 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 88% |
| Coordinates | 32.2771, -84.8062 |
| Nearest City | Columbus (27 km) |
| Population Exposed | 244.5K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | severe |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T11:23:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Tornado Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.aba1f6ff20419413af55596273f1bffc |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Dale, AL; Henry, AL; Lamar, GA; Pike, GA; Upson, GA |
| Headline | Tornado Warning issued March 16 at 6:23AM CDT until March 16 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Tallahassee FL |
| Expires | 2026-03-16T07:00:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Tallahassee FL |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.aba1f6ff20419413af55596273f1bffcb58327c5.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9ffad69fead46feec867ea7d628a470b59a7f037.001.1"] |
| Spc ReportType | wind |
| Spc Speed | UNK |
| Spc Location | 1 NNE Green Island Hill |
| Spc County | Muscogee |
| Spc State | GA |
| Spc Comments | Broadcast media reports tree down on Britton Dr in north Columbus GA. (FFC) |
| Iem TypeSummary | D |
| Iem City | 1 NNE Green Island Hill |
| Iem County | Muscogee |
| Iem State | GA |
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 67/100, near Columbus (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.