This alert expired on 16 March 2026 at 08:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 212 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026 — 5 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 110 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Tornado Warning issued March 16 at 3:46AM EDT until March 16 at 4:00AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
An estimated 465,276 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- March 16, 2026 · score 67 · 0.0 km
- August 1, 2026 · score 43 · 14.0 km
- August 1, 2026 · score 43 · 15.0 km
How we know
Confirmed by 4 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 67 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) | 67 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 86% |
| Coordinates | 34.7930, -84.9970 |
| Nearest City | Dalton (4 km) |
| Population Exposed | 465.3K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | severe |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T07:46:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.70101d22b6a52f6bdf0357e6ed63ecc1173f27cf.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Whitfield, GA |
| Headline | Tornado Warning issued March 16 at 3:46AM EDT until March 16 at 4:00AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA |
| Expires | 2026-03-16T04:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Peachtree City GA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Spc ReportType | wind |
| Spc Speed | UNK |
| Spc Location | 3 NNE Mcdonald |
| Spc County | Bradley |
| Spc State | TN |
| Spc Comments | A few trees down. (MRX) |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"spc_wind_35.08_-85.62_290","source":"spc","severity":"medium","severityValue":45,"timestamp":1773642240000,"latitude":35.08,"longitude":-85.62},{"id":"spc_wind_35.37_-85.39_291","source":"spc","severity":"medium","severityValue":45,"timestamp":1773642300000,"latitude":35.37,"longitude":-85.39},{"id":"spc_wind_35.15_-84.96_304","source":"spc","severity":"medium","severityValue":45,"timestamp":1773647220000,"latitude":35.15,"longitude":-84.96}] |
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 67/100, near Dalton (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.