This alert expired on 16 March 2026 at 14:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 38 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 16 at 10:02AM EDT until March 16 at 10:15AM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
An estimated 55,724 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- August 12, 2026 · score 39 · 13.7 km
- June 14, 2026 · score 39 · 17.1 km
- August 6, 2026 · score 39 · 21.2 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 | 30.6949, -83.3877 |
| Nearest City | Valdosta (18 km) |
| Population Exposed | 55.7K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | severe |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T14:02:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Tornado Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fa6d9c513246dd300b7a05de380a9eca |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Brooks, GA; Lowndes, GA |
| Headline | Tornado Warning issued March 16 at 10:02AM EDT until March 16 at 10:15AM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL |
| Expires | 2026-03-16T10:15:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Tallahassee FL |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fa6d9c513246dd300b7a05de380a9eca5d1b4122.002.1","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 Valdosta (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.