Reported by SPC 171 days ago.
It is the 2nd strongest of the 158 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 9 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 106 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
SPC reported: Hail 100 in near 1 E Sherman, Lee, MS. Quarter sized hail on the east side of Sherman... in Lee County. (MEG)
An estimated 35,680 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 9 March 2026
- March 9, 2026 · score 63 · 25.2 km
How we know
Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including SPC.
Our own score for this event is 40 out of 100, at 91 % 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) | 40 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 91% |
| Coordinates | 34.3600, -88.8200 |
| Nearest City | Tupelo (16 km) |
| Population Exposed | 35.7K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T01:41:00.000Z |
| Source | https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| ReportType | hail |
| Speed | 100 |
| Location | 1 E Sherman |
| County | Lee |
| State | MS |
| Comments | Quarter sized hail on the east side of Sherman... in Lee County. (MEG) |
| Iem TypeSummary | H |
| Iem Magnitude | 1 |
| Iem Unit | Inch |
| Iem City | 1 E Sherman |
| Iem County | Lee |
| Iem State | MS |
| Iem Wfo | MEG |
| Iem Remark | Quarter sized hail on the east side of Sherman, in Lee County. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_H_34.290_-88.590_1773630540000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773630540000,"latitude":34.29,"longitude":-88.59},{"id":"iem_H_34.360_-88.820_1773625260000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773625260000,"latitude":34.36,"longitude":-88.82}] |
Safety Information
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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 40/100, near Tupelo (United States), based on data from spc. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.