This alert expired on 17 March 2026 at 09:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 5th strongest of the 137 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 8 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 27 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Heavy Freezing Spray Warning issued March 16 at 4:03PM CDT until March 17 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Duluth MN
An estimated 56,312 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 8 March 2026
- March 18, 2026 · score 39 · 0.0 km
- May 17, 2026 · score 39 · 0.0 km
- March 19, 2026 · score 39 · 0.0 km
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 77 % 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 | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 39 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 77% |
| Coordinates | 34.8000, -106.2000 |
| Nearest City | Los Lunas (48 km) |
| Population Exposed | 56.3K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T21:03:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Heavy Freezing Spray Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4be128614df5ab4dd5a4b55491823250 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Sand Island to Bayfield WI; Oak Point to Saxon Harbor WI; Outer Apostle Islands Beyond 5 NM from Mainland; Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi out to 15 NM; Sitkinak to Castle Cape out to 15 NM and 3 more areas |
| Headline | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning issued March 16 at 4:03PM CDT until March 17 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Duluth MN |
| Expires | 2026-03-17T04:00:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Duluth MN |
| HasExactCoords | false |
| MergedCount | 17 |
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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.