Calamity
mediumSevere weatherCalamity Score: 39

Severe weather near Laurel

JonesUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 26 May 2026 at 20:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 26 recorded within 20 km of this point since 25 April 2026 — 6 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 2 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 26 at 2:42PM CDT until May 26 at 3:15PM CDT by NWS Jackson MS

An estimated 65,642 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 25 April 2026

How we know

One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.

Our own score for this event is 39 out of 100, at 79 % confidence.

The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.

Event Data

TypeSevere weather
Severitymedium
Calamity Score (ours)39 / 100
Our confidence79%
Coordinates31.7640, -89.1580
Nearest CityLaurel (9 km)
Population Exposed65.6K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-05-26T19:42:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b75ac4b010daf7c8fb03f2052f09845cdea83d25.001.1

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
55
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescJasper, MS; Jones, MS
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued May 26 at 2:42PM CDT until May 26 at 3:15PM CDT by NWS Jackson MS
Expires2026-05-26T15:15:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Jackson MS
HasExactCoordstrue

Safety Information

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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.

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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 39/100, near Laurel (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.