Calamity
CriticalSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 67

Severe Weather near Macon

JonesUnited StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 41 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.

5 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest 12 km from here.

This alert expired on 16 March 2026 at 12:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 85 recorded within 20 km of this point since 9 March 2026 — 6 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 21 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Tornado Warning issued March 16 at 8:05AM EDT until March 16 at 8:30AM 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 67 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

TypeSevere Weather
SeverityCritical
Calamity Score (ours)67 / 100
Our confidence77%
Coordinates32.8992, -83.5696
Nearest CityMacon (9 km)
Population Exposed183.8K within 50 km
Impact Tiersevere
Timestamp2026-03-16T12:05:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Tornado Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9a6e8eb6eacb0742aaff84f69e314b44

Score Breakdown

95
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventTornado Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescJones, GA; Bibb, GA; Jones, GA
HeadlineTornado Warning issued March 16 at 8:05AM EDT until March 16 at 8:30AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Expires2026-03-16T08:30:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Peachtree City GA
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount2
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9a6e8eb6eacb0742aaff84f69e314b440de39f85.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.808a02945ed89f87ac44531d802025afe3c3f687.001.1"]

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 67/100, near Macon (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.