Right now
The most recent data we hold from SPC arrived 7 hours ago, and this point is in it.
4 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest <1 km from here.
Reported by SPC today.
No stronger detection stands among the 23 recorded within 20 km of this point since 12 March 2026 — 3 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 3 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
SPC reported: Wind UNK kt near 1 ESE Horseshoe Bend NM, Tallapoosa, AL. Report of trees down blocking 2 lanes of Old Shepard Road... also a tree down near the intersection of Elder Road and Horseshoe Bend Road and near the intersection of F (BMX)
Urban PEI: 91,586 within a heuristic 50 km radius; not unique people.
Nearby, since 12 March 2026
- September 23, 2026 · score 32 · 0.0 km
- September 7, 2026 · score 16 · 16.8 km
- September 6, 2026 · score 16 · 16.8 km
How we know
One source: SPC. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 32 out of 100.
This is our versioned heuristic index, not source severity or a calibrated probability. Urban PEI does not count unique people.
Computed under scoring rules v5. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.
Event Data
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 32 / 100 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.71/1 |
| Coordinates | 32.9600, -85.7300 |
| Nearest City | Auburn (45 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 91.6K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-23T02:49:43.268Z |
| Source | https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html |
Physical priority index · v5. Heuristic priority, not calibrated probability, predictive accuracy or damage. The legacy data-support index combines assigned source support and field availability. Urban PEI is distance-weighted and does not count unique people; zero does not establish that nobody is present. Model cards.
Source and revision timeline
Source: spc. Occurrence: 2026-09-23T02:49:43.268Z.
First archived: 2026-09-23T02:40:53.912Z. Material modification: 2026-09-23T02:51:51.445Z.
Retained revisions are prospective; earlier versions may be unavailable. No revision entry does not prove that a record never changed.
2026-09-23T02:51:51.445Z · data_change
Index 32 → 32; severity medium → medium; version 5 → 5.
2026-09-23T02:46:33.246Z · data_change
Index 32 → 32; severity medium → medium; version 5 → 5.
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| ReportType | wind |
| Speed | UNK |
| Location | 1 ESE Horseshoe Bend NM |
| County | Tallapoosa |
| State | AL |
| Comments | Report of trees down blocking 2 lanes of Old Shepard Road... also a tree down near the intersection of Elder Road and Horseshoe Bend Road and near the intersection of F (BMX) |
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Series begins 8 March 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.
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