Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 39

Severe Weather in United States

TorranceUnited StatesNOAA

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

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

TypeSevere Weather
SeverityMedium
Calamity Score (ours)39 / 100
Our confidence77%
Coordinates34.8000, -106.2000
Nearest CityLos Lunas (48 km)
Population Exposed56.3K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-03-16T21:03:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Heavy Freezing Spray Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4be128614df5ab4dd5a4b55491823250

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; Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi out to 15 NM; Sitkinak to Castle Cape out to 15 NM and 3 more areas
HeadlineHeavy Freezing Spray Warning issued March 16 at 4:03PM CDT until March 17 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Duluth MN
Expires2026-03-17T04:00:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Duluth MN
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.

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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.