Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 39

Severe Weather in United States

TorranceUnited StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 51 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.

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

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 144 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 8 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 17 March 2026. 33 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Heavy Freezing Spray Warning issued March 16 at 9:48PM 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

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 79 % 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 confidence79%
Coordinates34.8000, -106.2000
Nearest CityLos Lunas (48 km)
Population Exposed56.3K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-03-18T01:00:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Heavy Freezing Spray Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.aebdf01612f2efdec716c8737a5e721c

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
55
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventHeavy Freezing Spray Warning
UrgencyExpected
CertaintyLikely
AreaDescSand Island to Bayfield WI; Oak Point to Saxon Harbor WI; Outer Apostle Islands Beyond 5 NM from Mainland; Sitkinak to Castle Cape out to 15 NM; Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi out to 15 NM and 3 more areas
HeadlineHeavy Freezing Spray Warning issued March 16 at 9:48PM CDT until March 17 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Duluth MN
Expires2026-03-17T04:00:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Duluth MN
HasExactCoordsfalse
MergedCount10
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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.