This alert expired on 16 March 2026 at 04:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 2nd strongest of the 89 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 35 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Tornado Warning issued March 15 at 11:05PM CDT until March 15 at 11:45PM CDT by NWS Nashville TN
An estimated 24,966 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- June 14, 2026 · score 39 · 12.9 km
- March 16, 2026 · score 63 · 13.9 km
- July 19, 2026 · score 43 · 15.1 km
How we know
Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 58 out of 100, at 87 % 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) | 58 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 87% |
| Coordinates | 35.1617, -87.0917 |
| Nearest City | Athens (42 km) |
| Population Exposed | 25.0K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T04:05:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0885ca98d63cf3e91e881f530f49006426b7946d.002.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Giles, TN |
| Headline | Tornado Warning issued March 15 at 11:05PM CDT until March 15 at 11:45PM CDT by NWS Nashville TN |
| Expires | 2026-03-15T23:45:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Nashville TN |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Iem TypeSummary | C |
| Iem City | 2 NNE Saint Florian |
| Iem County | Lauderdale |
| Iem State | AL |
| Iem Wfo | HUN |
| Iem Remark | Funnel cloud being seen from Florence camera. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_O_34.670_-87.310_1773631500000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773631500000,"latitude":34.67,"longitude":-87.31},{"id":"iem_C_34.890_-87.610_1773632220000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773632220000,"latitude":34.89,"longitude":-87.61}] |
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.
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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 58/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.