Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 3 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
One other detection within 20 km in the last 24 hours, 22 km from here.
This alert expired on 16 March 2026 at 09:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 93 recorded within 20 km of this point since 9 March 2026 — 52 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 15 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Tornado Watch issued March 16 at 2:19AM CDT until March 16 at 4:00AM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL
An estimated 70,253 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 9 March 2026
- July 12, 2026 · score 39 · 0.0 km
- July 2, 2026 · score 39 · 0.0 km
- July 1, 2026 · score 39 · 0.0 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 51 out of 100, at 77 % 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 | High |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 51 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 77% |
| Coordinates | 32.7000, -86.7000 |
| Nearest City | Prattville (35 km) |
| Population Exposed | 70.3K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | severe |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T07:19:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Tornado Watch_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bbe701af3e6e1e219005479f5e15fed3 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Watch |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| AreaDesc | Autauga, AL; Bibb, AL; Calhoun, AL; Cherokee, AL; Chilton, AL; Coosa, AL; Dallas, AL; Elmore, AL; Etowah, AL; Hale, AL; Jefferson, AL; Lowndes, AL; Marengo, AL; Montgomery, AL; Perry, AL; St. Clair, AL; Shelby, AL; Talladega, AL; DeKalb, AL; Choctaw, AL; Clarke, AL; Washington, AL; Wilcox, AL; George, MS; Greene, MS; Perry, MS; Stone, MS; Wayne, MS and 1 more areas |
| Headline | Tornado Watch issued March 16 at 2:19AM CDT until March 16 at 4:00AM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL |
| Expires | 2026-03-16T04:00:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Birmingham AL |
| HasExactCoords | false |
| MergedCount | 4 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bbe701af3e6e1e219005479f5e15fed365401e57.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.53178faa98522437f7d529cd6e4976fb2ef9fb49.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.51f843ef1a992332e83bd6247112f7a28ecfa68d.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.51f843ef1a992332e83bd6247112f7a28ecfa68d.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 51/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.