This alert expired on 25 May 2026 at 00:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 21 recorded within 20 km of this point since 24 May 2026 — 4 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 4 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Tornado Warning issued May 24 at 8:14PM EDT until May 24 at 8:30PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
An estimated 154,650 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 24 May 2026
- May 24, 2026 · score 67 · 6.0 km
- June 14, 2026 · score 43 · 8.6 km
- July 2, 2026 · score 43 · 10.2 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 | 34.2090, -83.0540 |
| Nearest City | Athens (41 km) |
| Population Exposed | 154.7K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | severe |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-25T00:14:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5412ab062bfab8ed6842f32f2e89d968bfc3453d.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Elbert, GA; Hart, GA |
| Headline | Tornado Warning issued May 24 at 8:14PM EDT until May 24 at 8:30PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC |
| Expires | 2026-05-24T20:30:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC |
| HasExactCoords | true |
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.