Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 1 minute ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
3 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest <1 km from here.
This alert expired on 16 March 2026 at 14:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 9th strongest of the 77 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 9 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 6 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Tornado Watch issued March 16 at 4:31AM EDT until March 16 at 10:00AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
An estimated 183,772 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 9 March 2026
- September 5, 2026 · score 37 · 0.0 km
- July 29, 2026 · score 43 · 0.0 km
- July 28, 2026 · score 37 · 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 78 % 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 | 78% |
| Coordinates | 33.0000, -83.6000 |
| Nearest City | Macon (18 km) |
| Population Exposed | 183.8K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | severe |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T08:31:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b951064282d1e18f866131027ae98b561c22daf9.002.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Watch |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| AreaDesc | Baldwin, GA; Banks, GA; Barrow, GA; Bibb, GA; Butts, GA; Carroll, GA; Chattahoochee, GA; Cherokee, GA; Clarke, GA; Clayton, GA; Cobb, GA; Coweta, GA; Crawford, GA; Dawson, GA; DeKalb, GA; Douglas, GA; Fayette, GA; Forsyth, GA; Fulton, GA; Greene, GA; Gwinnett, GA; Hall, GA; Hancock, GA; Haralson, GA; Harris, GA; Heard, GA; Henry, GA; Jackson, GA; Jasper, GA; Jones, GA; Lamar, GA; Lumpkin, GA; Macon, GA; Madison, GA; Marion, GA; Meriwether, GA; Monroe, GA; Morgan, GA; Muscogee, GA; Newton, GA; Oconee, GA; Oglethorpe, GA; Paulding, GA; Peach, GA; Pike, GA; Polk, GA; Putnam, GA; Rockdale, GA; Schley, GA; Spalding, GA; Stewart, GA; Sumter, GA; Talbot, GA; Taliaferro, GA; Taylor, GA; Towns, GA; Troup, GA; Union, GA; Upson, GA; Walton, GA; Warren, GA; Webster, GA; White, GA; Wilkes, GA |
| Headline | Tornado Watch issued March 16 at 4:31AM EDT until March 16 at 10:00AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA |
| Expires | 2026-03-16T10:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Peachtree City GA |
| 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 Macon (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.