Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 39

Severe Weather in United States

TorranceUnited StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 4 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.

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

This alert expired on 19 March 2026 at 12:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 5th strongest of the 144 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 8 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 19 March 2026. 36 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Heavy Freezing Spray Warning issued March 18 at 2:49PM AKDT until March 20 at 5:00AM AKDT by NWS Anchorage AK

An estimated 56,312 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 8 March 2026

How we know

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

Our own score for this event is 39 out of 100, at 81 % 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
SeverityMedium
Calamity Score (ours)39 / 100
Our confidence81%
Coordinates34.8000, -106.2000
Nearest CityLos Lunas (48 km)
Population Exposed56.3K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-03-20T01:00:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Heavy Freezing Spray Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.48029af631fb50315bc8cc1ca3783f49

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
55
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventHeavy Freezing Spray Warning
UrgencyExpected
CertaintyLikely
AreaDescSitkinak to Castle Cape out to 15 NM; Cape Sarichef to Nikoski Pacific Side out to 15 NM; Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi out to 15 NM and 8 more areas
HeadlineHeavy Freezing Spray Warning issued March 18 at 2:49PM AKDT until March 20 at 5:00AM AKDT by NWS Anchorage AK
Expires2026-03-19T04:00:00-08:00
SenderNameNWS Anchorage AK
HasExactCoordsfalse
MergedCount17
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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 39/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.