Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 2 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 25 May 2026 at 23:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 9th strongest of the 42 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 6 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Tornado Warning issued May 25 at 5:34PM CDT until May 25 at 6:00PM CDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
An estimated 32,459 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- May 7, 2026 · score 63 · 2.1 km
- May 25, 2026 · score 67 · 14.1 km
- June 20, 2026 · score 34 · 16.3 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 58 out of 100, at 86 % 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 | Critical |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 58 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 86% |
| Coordinates | 30.6988, -86.0350 |
| Nearest City | Santa Rosa Beach (38 km) |
| Population Exposed | 32.5K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-25T22:34:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.21d9f81346b5900bade4bef4657d8b2603902961.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Walton, FL |
| Headline | Tornado Warning issued May 25 at 5:34PM CDT until May 25 at 6:00PM CDT by NWS Tallahassee FL |
| Expires | 2026-05-25T18:00:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Tallahassee FL |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Iem TypeSummary | R |
| Iem Magnitude | 4.44 |
| Iem Unit | Inch |
| Iem City | 4 ENE Poplar Head |
| Iem County | Washington |
| Iem State | FL |
| Iem Wfo | TAE |
| Iem Remark | Mesonet station FW8483 Chipley, 3 day total. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_R_30.750_-85.590_1779736800000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1779736800000,"latitude":30.75,"longitude":-85.59}] |
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 58/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.