Calamity
HighSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 51

Severe Weather in United States

AutaugaUnited StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 1 minute 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 04:00 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. The last comparable one was on 16 March 2026.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Tornado Watch issued May 6 at 9:00PM CDT until May 6 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL

An estimated 70,253 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 51 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)51 / 100
Our confidence79%
Coordinates32.7000, -86.7000
Nearest CityPrattville (35 km)
Population Exposed70.3K within 50 km
Impact Tiersevere
Timestamp2026-05-07T02:00:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Tornado Watch_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d3a7f9b89c067c7af2e8eacf64daff4c

Score Breakdown

65
intensity
55
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventTornado Watch
UrgencyFuture
CertaintyPossible
AreaDescAutauga, AL; Barbour, AL; Bibb, AL; Bullock, AL; Chambers, AL; Chilton, AL; Coosa, AL; Dallas, AL; Elmore, AL; Greene, AL; Hale, AL; Lee, AL; Lowndes, AL; Macon, AL; Marengo, AL; Montgomery, AL; Perry, AL; Pike, AL; Russell, AL; Sumter, AL; Tallapoosa, AL; Butler, AL; Choctaw, AL; Clarke, AL; Conecuh, AL; Crenshaw, AL; Monroe, AL; Washington, AL; Wilcox, AL
HeadlineTornado Watch issued May 6 at 9:00PM CDT until May 6 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL
Expires2026-05-06T23:00:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Birmingham AL
HasExactCoordsfalse
MergedCount2
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d3a7f9b89c067c7af2e8eacf64daff4c4de46b6f.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cd292230bf311684c3f977da7f710c3ab1ff7429.001.1"]

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.