This alert expired on 22 May 2026 at 23:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 2nd strongest of the 40 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 17 May 2026. 3 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 22 at 7:06PM EDT until May 22 at 7:45PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
An estimated 55,724 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- May 17, 2026 · score 39 · 1.7 km
- July 7, 2026 · score 39 · 8.1 km
- August 6, 2026 · score 39 · 12.3 km
How we know
Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 39 out of 100, at 90 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Event Data
| Type | Severe weather |
| Severity | medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 39 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 90% |
| Coordinates | 30.8593, -83.1413 |
| Nearest City | Valdosta (14 km) |
| Population Exposed | 55.7K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-22T23:06:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.129dc342b05d84699aaaa74cbf41ba16956aa660.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Lanier, GA; Lowndes, GA |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 22 at 7:06PM EDT until May 22 at 7:45PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL |
| Expires | 2026-05-22T19:45:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Tallahassee FL |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Iem TypeSummary | D |
| Iem City | Tifton |
| Iem County | Tift |
| Iem State | GA |
| Iem Wfo | TAE |
| Iem Remark | A few trees reported down in Tift county. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_G_31.430_-83.490_1779478500000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1779478500000,"latitude":31.43,"longitude":-83.49},{"id":"iem_D_31.450_-83.510_1779478800000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1779478800000,"latitude":31.45,"longitude":-83.51}] |
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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 39/100, near Valdosta (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.