Calamity
CriticalSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 58

Severe Weather in United States

ElbertUnited StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 3 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 25 May 2026 at 01:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 84 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026 — 2 others scored the same. The last comparable one was on 22 May 2026. One more was recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Tornado Warning issued May 24 at 8:24PM EDT until May 24 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC

An estimated 27,335 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 16 March 2026

How we know

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

Our own score for this event is 58 out of 100, at 79 % 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

TypeSevere Weather
SeverityCritical
Calamity Score (ours)58 / 100
Our confidence79%
Coordinates34.2163, -82.7925
Nearest CityAnderson (34 km)
Population Exposed27.3K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-05-25T00:24:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f347500154c6305bc7b5ef79a1709d6786baa546.001.1

Score Breakdown

95
intensity
40
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventTornado Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescElbert, GA; Hart, GA; Anderson, SC
HeadlineTornado Warning issued May 24 at 8:24PM EDT until May 24 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Expires2026-05-24T21:00:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
HasExactCoordstrue

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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