Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 7 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. One more was recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Tornado Warning issued March 15 at 9:34PM 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
- March 16, 2026 · score 63 · 24.4 km
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
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Critical |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 63 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 87% |
| Coordinates | 34.7042, -88.0758 |
| Nearest City | Florence (38 km) |
| Population Exposed | 75.8K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | severe |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T02:34:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Tornado Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d856cac366b1564dd9bc935b609fe156 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Tishomingo, MS; Colbert, AL; Lauderdale, AL |
| Headline | Tornado Warning issued March 15 at 9:34PM CDT until March 15 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN |
| Expires | 2026-03-15T22:00:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Memphis TN |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d856cac366b1564dd9bc935b609fe15671bd3e0b.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8ff006e5633ce3e23366bb706f3ebf351d76bfe2.001.1"] |
| Spc ReportType | hail |
| Spc Speed | 100 |
| Spc Location | 3 ESE Kossuth |
| Spc County | Alcorn |
| Spc State | MS |
| Spc Comments | (MEG) |
| Iem TypeSummary | H |
| Iem Magnitude | 1 |
| Iem Unit | Inch |
| Iem City | 3 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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