This alert expired on 16 March 2026 at 16:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 53 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. 16 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Tornado Warning issued March 16 at 11:16AM EDT until March 16 at 12:00PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
An estimated 16,725 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- August 1, 2026 · score 34 · 11.8 km
- March 17, 2026 · score 34 · 18.6 km
- August 28, 2026 · score 28 · 19.4 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 58 out of 100, at 84 % 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) | 58 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 84% |
| Coordinates | 31.6057, -83.4386 |
| Nearest City | Tifton (19 km) |
| Population Exposed | 16.7K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T15:16:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.94c077f9238f9a735f6d87adbc8c1d740ba0645c.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Irwin, GA; Tift, GA |
| Headline | Tornado Warning issued March 16 at 11:16AM EDT until March 16 at 12:00PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL |
| Expires | 2026-03-16T12:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Tallahassee FL |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Iem TypeSummary | G |
| Iem Magnitude | 43 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | 3 SSW Nashville |
| Iem County | Berrien |
| Iem State | GA |
| Iem Wfo | TAE |
| Iem Remark | Ambient weather station measured wind gust of 43.4 mph. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_G_31.160_-83.260_1773654240000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773654240000,"latitude":31.16,"longitude":-83.26}] |
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 58/100, near Tifton (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.