This alert expired on 16 March 2026 at 08:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 3rd strongest of the 11 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. One more was recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Tornado Warning issued March 16 at 2:57AM CDT until March 16 at 3:15AM CDT by NWS Mobile AL
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- June 19, 2026 · score 22 · 5.4 km
- June 1, 2026 · score 22 · 14.9 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 46 out of 100, at 56 % 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) | 46 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 56% |
| Coordinates | 31.8900, -86.7500 |
| Nearest City | Selma (63 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T07:57:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6a5de0d6415cea4127b1bd4e0422180e839b1440.002.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Butler, AL |
| Headline | Tornado Warning issued March 16 at 2:57AM CDT until March 16 at 3:15AM CDT by NWS Mobile AL |
| Expires | 2026-03-16T03:15:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Mobile AL |
| 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 46/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.