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.
Nothing else has been detected within 20 km in the last 24 hours.
This alert expired on 16 March 2026 at 14:00 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. 22 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Tornado Watch issued March 16 at 4:02AM CDT until March 16 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Mobile AL
Urban PEI: 70,253 within a heuristic 50 km radius; not unique people.
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
4 recorded sources include NOAA; independence is not established by this count.
Our own score for this event is 51 out of 100.
This is our versioned heuristic index, not source severity or a calibrated probability. Urban PEI does not count unique people.
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 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.88/1 |
| Coordinates | 32.7000, -86.7000 |
| Nearest City | Prattville (35 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 70.3K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | severe |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T09:02:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Tornado Watch_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a7bd9c65f859550fc88ec63bf12ba555 |
Physical priority index · v1. Heuristic priority, not calibrated probability, predictive accuracy or damage. The legacy data-support index combines assigned source support and field availability. Urban PEI is distance-weighted and does not count unique people; zero does not establish that nobody is present. Model cards.
Source and revision timeline
Source: noaa. Occurrence: 2026-03-16T09:02:00.000Z.
First archived: 2026-03-16T09:25:59.622Z. Material modification: not recorded.
Retained revisions are prospective; earlier versions may be unavailable. No revision entry does not prove that a record never changed.
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Watch |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| AreaDesc | Baldwin, AL; Butler, AL; Conecuh, AL; Covington, AL; Crenshaw, AL; Escambia, AL; Mobile, AL; Monroe, AL; Escambia, FL; Okaloosa, FL; Santa Rosa, FL; Barbour, AL; Bullock, AL; Chambers, AL; Clay, AL; Cleburne, AL; Elmore, AL; Lee, AL; Lowndes, AL; Macon, AL; Montgomery, AL; Pike, AL; Randolph, AL; Russell, AL; Tallapoosa, AL; Coffee, AL; Dale, AL; Geneva, AL; Henry, AL; Houston, AL; Bay, FL; Calhoun, FL; Holmes, FL; Jackson, FL; Walton, FL; Washington, FL; Calhoun, GA; Clay, GA; Early, GA; Quitman, GA; Randolph, GA; Seminole, GA; Terrell, GA |
| Headline | Tornado Watch issued March 16 at 4:02AM CDT until March 16 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Mobile AL |
| Expires | 2026-03-16T09:00:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Mobile AL |
| HasExactCoords | false |
| MergedCount | 3 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a7bd9c65f859550fc88ec63bf12ba55519af6755.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1c89c780843069d89e6021d87dd4c81b09b43e04.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2ee8c1f287454259584b7dac7f7e6583ebd58098.001.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | D |
| Iem City | 1 WSW Sycamore |
| Iem County | Talladega |
| Iem State | AL |
| Iem Wfo | BMX |
| Iem Remark | Tree down on Hwy21 north of Sylacauga. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_D_33.220_-86.240_1773647820000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773647820000,"latitude":33.22,"longitude":-86.24},{"id":"iem_G_33.170_-86.310_1773647760000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773647760000,"latitude":33.17,"longitude":-86.31},{"id":"iem_D_33.240_-86.220_1773647880000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773647880000,"latitude":33.24,"longitude":-86.22}] |
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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