This alert expired on 16 March 2026 at 03:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 37 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026 — 2 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: Tornado Warning issued March 15 at 10:00PM CDT until March 15 at 10:15PM CDT by NWS Huntsville AL
An estimated 75,759 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- August 8, 2026 · score 39 · 18.5 km
- May 31, 2026 · score 39 · 20.4 km
- May 31, 2026 · score 39 · 21.7 km
How we know
Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 63 out of 100, at 87 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Event Data
| Type | Severe weather |
| Severity | critical |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 63 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 87% |
| Coordinates | 34.8420, -87.8680 |
| Nearest City | Florence (18 km) |
| Population Exposed | 75.8K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | severe |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T03:00:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b9b06eaa2980a3aef68d9dda5f73fd4893778832.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Colbert, AL; Lauderdale, AL |
| Headline | Tornado Warning issued March 15 at 10:00PM CDT until March 15 at 10:15PM CDT by NWS Huntsville AL |
| Expires | 2026-03-15T22:15:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Huntsville AL |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Spc ReportType | hail |
| Spc Speed | 100 |
| Spc Location | 3 ESE Kossuth |
| Spc County | Alcorn |
| Spc State | MS |
| Spc Comments | (MEG) |
| Iem TypeSummary | H |
| Iem Magnitude | 1 |
| Iem Unit | Inch |
| Iem City | 3 ESE Kossuth |
| Iem County | Alcorn |
| Iem State | MS |
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 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 63/100, near Florence (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.