This alert expired on 12 March 2026 at 09:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Tornado Warning issued March 12 at 4:03AM CDT until March 12 at 4:30AM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL
An estimated 244,492 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 12 March 2026
- June 1, 2026 · score 22 · 11.0 km
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 79 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Event Data
| Type | Severe weather |
| Severity | critical |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 67 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 79% |
| Coordinates | 32.0725, -85.0880 |
| Nearest City | Columbus (44 km) |
| Population Exposed | 244.5K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | severe |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-12T09:03:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Tornado-Warning_noaa_urn-oid-2_49_0_1_840_0_4661e8d9341d4c31e2551496ae417c89 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Russell, AL; Dale, AL; Henry, AL; Chattahoochee, GA; Muscogee, GA; Stewart, GA |
| Headline | Tornado Warning issued March 12 at 4:03AM CDT until March 12 at 4:30AM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL |
| Expires | 2026-03-12T04:30:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Birmingham AL |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 3 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4661e8d9341d4c31e2551496ae417c89ef3c3da9.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.03364bf2367f2ad6bf3c260d4f8b486d08f45eb2.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c4030c1b602e248d00b9d774cae839d56b649f2e.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 10 February 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.
Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 67/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.