Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 28

Severe Weather in United States

JacksonUnited StatesSPC

Right now

The most recent data we hold from SPC arrived 2 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.

37 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest <1 km from here.

Reported by SPC today.

It is the 30th strongest of the 124 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 9 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 21 August 2026.

What the source measured

SPC reported: Wind UNK kt near 1 E Scottsboro, Jackson, AL. Power lines down along County Park Road (time estimated by radar). (HUN)

An estimated 21,462 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 9 March 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including SPC.

Our own score for this event is 28 out of 100, at 90 % confidence.

The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.

Computed under scoring rules v4. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.

Event Data

TypeSevere Weather
SeverityMedium
Calamity Score (ours)28 / 100
Our confidence90%
Coordinates34.6500, -86.0300
Nearest CityAlbertville (45 km)
Population Exposed21.5K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-09-05T20:56:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
40
population
0
cascading
18
historical

Technical Details

ReportTypewind
SpeedUNK
Location1 E Scottsboro
CountyJackson
StateAL
CommentsPower lines down along County Park Road (time estimated by radar). (HUN)
Iem TypeSummaryD
Iem City1 E Scottsboro
Iem CountyJackson
Iem StateAL
Iem WfoHUN
Iem RemarkPower lines down along County Park Road (time estimated by radar).
MergedSources[{"id":"iem_D_34.650_-86.030_1788641760000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1788641760000,"latitude":34.65,"longitude":-86.03}]

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 28/100 (United States), based on data from spc. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.