Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 62 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 7 May 2026 at 11:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 64 recorded within 20 km of this point since 12 March 2026 — 19 others scored the same. The last comparable one was on 16 March 2026.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Tornado Watch issued May 7 at 1:59AM CDT until May 7 at 6:00AM CDT by NWS Mobile AL
An estimated 237,811 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 12 March 2026
- July 30, 2026 · score 43 · 0.0 km
- July 29, 2026 · score 43 · 0.0 km
- July 22, 2026 · score 43 · 0.0 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 55 out of 100, at 79 % 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 | High |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 55 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 79% |
| Coordinates | 27.7000, -81.7000 |
| Nearest City | Lake Wales (25 km) |
| Population Exposed | 237.8K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | severe |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-07T06:59:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.771cf90f9114e2929e93e5b2f532ae80ca050b0f.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Watch |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| AreaDesc | Okaloosa, FL; Santa Rosa, FL |
| Headline | Tornado Watch issued May 7 at 1:59AM CDT until May 7 at 6:00AM CDT by NWS Mobile AL |
| Expires | 2026-05-07T06:00:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Mobile AL |
| HasExactCoords | false |
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 55/100, near Lake Wales (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.