This alert expired on 16 March 2026 at 09:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 62 recorded within 20 km of this point since 9 March 2026 — 22 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 28 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Tornado Watch issued March 16 at 2:03AM CDT until March 16 at 4:00AM CDT by NWS Jackson MS
An estimated 25,799 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 9 March 2026
- June 18, 2026 · score 46 · 0.0 km
- June 2, 2026 · score 34 · 0.0 km
- May 7, 2026 · score 46 · 0.0 km
How we know
Confirmed by 4 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 46 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 | high |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 46 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 87% |
| Coordinates | 32.7000, -89.7000 |
| Nearest City | Madison (48 km) |
| Population Exposed | 25.8K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T07:03:00.000Z |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Watch |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| AreaDesc | Forrest, MS; Lamar, MS |
| Headline | Tornado Watch issued March 16 at 2:03AM CDT until March 16 at 4:00AM CDT by NWS Jackson MS |
| Expires | 2026-03-16T04:00:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Jackson MS |
| HasExactCoords | false |
| Spc ReportType | wind |
| Spc Speed | UNK |
| Spc Location | 1 SSW Philadelphia |
| Spc County | Neshoba |
| Spc State | MS |
| Spc Comments | A tree fell on a trailer on Sistrunk Ave. (JAN) |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"spc_wind_32.61_-89.86_241","source":"spc","severity":"medium","severityValue":45,"timestamp":1773632820000,"latitude":32.61,"longitude":-89.86},{"id":"spc_wind_32.78_-89.23_271","source":"spc","severity":"medium","severityValue":45,"timestamp":1773634920000,"latitude":32.78,"longitude":-89.23},{"id":"spc_wind_32.76_-89.12_274","source":"spc","severity":"medium","severityValue":45,"timestamp":1773635460000,"latitude":32.76,"longitude":-89.12}] |
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 46/100, near Madison (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 191 scientific monitoring sources.