Calamity
HighSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 55

Severe Weather near Macon

JonesUnited 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 7 May 2026 at 06:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 9th strongest of the 83 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 9 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 Watch issued May 7 at 12:40AM EDT until May 7 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA

An estimated 183,772 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 9 March 2026

How we know

One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.

Our own score for this event is 55 out of 100, at 79 % 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
SeverityHigh
Calamity Score (ours)55 / 100
Our confidence79%
Coordinates33.0000, -83.6000
Nearest CityMacon (18 km)
Population Exposed183.8K within 50 km
Impact Tiersevere
Timestamp2026-05-07T04:40:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Tornado Watch_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5dfe07d0bc3ad0c180c56a6cc4d24a59

Score Breakdown

65
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventTornado Watch
UrgencyFuture
CertaintyPossible
AreaDescChattahoochee, GA; Harris, GA; Lamar, GA; Marion, GA; Meriwether, GA; Muscogee, GA; Pike, GA; Schley, GA; Stewart, GA; Sumter, GA; Talbot, GA; Taylor, GA; Troup, GA; Upson, GA; Webster, GA; Lee, GA; Quitman, GA; Randolph, GA; Terrell, GA
HeadlineTornado Watch issued May 7 at 12:40AM EDT until May 7 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Expires2026-05-07T02:00:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Peachtree City GA
HasExactCoordsfalse
MergedCount2
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5dfe07d0bc3ad0c180c56a6cc4d24a59a9dcf694.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7c44b26a5a83ded8c44fc24c5dddfd65fac7f143.001.1"]

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 55/100, near Macon (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.