{
 "dataset": "Tuscaloosa, AL storm events — 12-month window, 25-mile radius (floods and special weather statements excluded, matching the city page)",
 "license": "https://www.stormauditor.com/data-license",
 "provenance": "Deduplicated by StormAuditor from public NOAA/NWS records (warnings, Local Storm Reports, NCEI Storm Events) under the published methodology at https://www.stormauditor.com/methodology",
 "refreshed_at": "2026-08-24T09:55:08.576+00:00",
 "window_days": 365,
 "event_count": 5,
 "fields": {
  "date": "Event date (YYYY-MM-DD, local storm day)",
  "county": "County or county-equivalent",
  "city": "Nearest city/place named in the source record",
  "event_type": "hazard tag: wind | hail | tornado | flood | lightning",
  "severity": "StormAuditor severity bucket (low|moderate|high|severe)",
  "evidence": "evidence level of the source record",
  "wind_mph": "reported/estimated wind gust, mph (blank if n/a)",
  "hail_in": "reported/estimated hail size, inches (blank if n/a)",
  "source": "originating public record (NWS warning, LSR, NCEI, ...)",
  "lat": "event latitude (WGS84, may be blank)",
  "lon": "event longitude (WGS84, may be blank)"
 },
 "events": [
  {
   "id": "iem-geo-2026-05-22-tornado-33.21--87.22",
   "lat": 33.21,
   "lon": -87.22,
   "zip": "",
   "city": "3 N Vance",
   "date": "2026-05-22",
   "county": "Tuscaloosa",
   "source": "IEM Local Storm Reports",
   "severity": "moderate",
   "eventType": "tornado",
   "confidence": 0.9,
   "damageTypes": [
    "Structural roof failure",
    "Debris penetration",
    "Complete shingle removal"
   ],
   "description": "An EF-1 tornado was confirmed in eastern Tuscaloosa County. Winds up to 95 mph. Path length 2.65 miles. Maximum width 150 yards.",
   "sourceDetail": "NWS BMX — NWS Storm Survey via Iowa Mesonet (GeoJSON)",
   "evidenceLevel": "reported"
  },
  {
   "id": "iem-geo-2026-05-22-tornado-33.23--87.22",
   "lat": 33.23,
   "lon": -87.22,
   "zip": "",
   "city": "4 SSW Abernant",
   "date": "2026-05-22",
   "county": "Tuscaloosa",
   "source": "IEM Local Storm Reports",
   "severity": "moderate",
   "eventType": "tornado",
   "confidence": 0.9,
   "damageTypes": [
    "Structural roof failure",
    "Debris penetration",
    "Complete shingle removal"
   ],
   "description": "TDS observed from KBMX radar.",
   "sourceDetail": "NWS BMX — Official NWS Obs via Iowa Mesonet (GeoJSON)",
   "evidenceLevel": "reported"
  },
  {
   "id": "spc-2026-05-22-685-1713",
   "lat": 33.21,
   "lon": -87.22,
   "zip": "",
   "city": "Vance",
   "date": "2026-05-22",
   "county": "Tuscaloosa",
   "source": "SPC Storm Reports",
   "severity": "moderate",
   "eventType": "tornado",
   "confidence": 90,
   "damageTypes": [
    "Structural roof failure",
    "Debris penetration",
    "Complete shingle removal"
   ],
   "description": "An EF-1 tornado was confirmed in eastern Tuscaloosa County. Winds up to 95 mph. Path length 2.65 miles. Maximum width 150 yards. (BMX)",
   "sourceDetail": "Storm Prediction Center verified report",
   "evidenceLevel": "reported"
  },
  {
   "id": "spc-2026-05-22-686-1716",
   "lat": 33.23,
   "lon": -87.22,
   "zip": "",
   "city": "Abernant",
   "date": "2026-05-22",
   "county": "Tuscaloosa",
   "source": "SPC Storm Reports",
   "severity": "moderate",
   "eventType": "tornado",
   "confidence": 90,
   "damageTypes": [
    "Structural roof failure",
    "Debris penetration",
    "Complete shingle removal"
   ],
   "description": "TDS observed from KBMX radar. (BMX)",
   "sourceDetail": "Storm Prediction Center verified report",
   "evidenceLevel": "reported"
  },
  {
   "id": "iem-geo-2026-03-09-tornado-33.44--87.25",
   "lat": 33.44,
   "lon": -87.25,
   "zip": "",
   "city": "1 NNE Bull City",
   "date": "2026-03-09",
   "county": "Jefferson",
   "source": "IEM Local Storm Reports",
   "severity": "moderate",
   "eventType": "tornado",
   "confidence": 0.9,
   "damageTypes": [
    "Structural roof failure",
    "Debris penetration",
    "Complete shingle removal"
   ],
   "description": "An EF-0 tornado with winds up to 80 mph was confirmed in western Jefferson County. Path length 5.83 miles and width 200 yards.",
   "sourceDetail": "NWS BMX — NWS Storm Survey via Iowa Mesonet (GeoJSON)",
   "evidenceLevel": "reported"
  }
 ]
}