Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 11 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 23 May 2026 at 23:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 26th strongest of the 149 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 9 March 2026. 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: Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 23 at 3:16PM CDT until May 23 at 6:00PM CDT by NWS Jackson MS
An estimated 490,916 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 9 March 2026
- July 11, 2026 · score 43 · 0.0 km
- July 10, 2026 · score 43 · 0.0 km
- July 9, 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 43 out of 100, at 80 % 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 | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 43 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 80% |
| Coordinates | 34.8000, -92.2000 |
| Nearest City | Sherwood (3 km) |
| Population Exposed | 490.9K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-23T20:16:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.86e2996f67a3c492cce8f5ab56ca5c9a7e372378.002.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Watch |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| AreaDesc | Ashley, AR; Chicot, AR; Attala, MS; Holmes, MS; Humphreys, MS; Leake, MS; Madison, MS; Scott, MS; Sharkey, MS; Washington, MS; Yazoo, MS |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 23 at 3:16PM CDT until May 23 at 6:00PM CDT by NWS Jackson MS |
| Expires | 2026-05-23T18:00:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Jackson MS |
| HasExactCoords | false |
Safety Information
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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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