Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 4 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
3 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest <1 km from here.
This alert expired on 16 March 2026 at 18:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 9th strongest of the 80 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 9 March 2026. 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 Watch issued March 16 at 8:02AM EDT until March 16 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Charleston SC
An estimated 183,772 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 9 March 2026
- September 6, 2026 · score 37 · 0.0 km
- September 5, 2026 · score 37 · 0.0 km
- July 29, 2026 · score 43 · 0.0 km
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 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) | 55 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 77% |
| Coordinates | 33.0000, -83.6000 |
| Nearest City | Macon (18 km) |
| Population Exposed | 183.8K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | severe |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T12:02:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Tornado Watch_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.41e3529b49ba15a009998240d8b5dcd7 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Watch |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| AreaDesc | Bryan, GA; Bulloch, GA; Candler, GA; Chatham, GA; Effingham, GA; Evans, GA; Jenkins, GA; Liberty, GA; Long, GA; McIntosh, GA; Screven, GA; Tattnall, GA; Allendale, SC; Colleton, SC; Dorchester, SC; Hampton, SC; Jasper, SC; Burke, GA; Columbia, GA; McDuffie, GA; Richmond, GA; Aiken, SC; Bamberg, SC; Barnwell, SC; Calhoun, SC; Chesterfield, SC; Clarendon, SC; Kershaw, SC; Lee, SC; Lexington, SC; Orangeburg, SC; Richland, SC; Sumter, SC; Baldwin, GA; Banks, GA; Barrow, GA; Bibb, GA; Butts, GA; Chattahoochee, GA; Clarke, GA; Crawford, GA; Greene, GA; Hancock, GA; Harris, GA; Henry, GA; Jackson, GA; Jasper, GA; Jones, GA; Lamar, GA; Macon, GA; Madison, GA; Marion, GA; Meriwether, GA; Monroe, GA; Morgan, GA; Muscogee, GA; Newton, GA; Oconee, GA; Oglethorpe, GA; Peach, GA; Pike, GA; Putnam, GA; Rockdale, GA; Schley, GA; Spalding, GA; Stewart, GA; Sumter, GA; Talbot, GA; Taliaferro, GA; Taylor, GA; Upson, GA; Walton, GA; Warren, GA; Webster, GA; Wilkes, GA |
| Headline | Tornado Watch issued March 16 at 8:02AM EDT until March 16 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Charleston SC |
| Expires | 2026-03-16T14:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Charleston SC |
| HasExactCoords | false |
| MergedCount | 3 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.41e3529b49ba15a009998240d8b5dcd793c19b38.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6875483d9bad1c0e755bb49ecb40a29dadda4e14.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f0cbd5cd7642e1ed25bdf0a170360ee2c556ea87.002.1"] |
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.