Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 34

Severe Weather in United States

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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.

Nothing else has been detected within 20 km in the last 24 hours.

This alert expired on 16 March 2026 at 00:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 2nd strongest of the 49 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 12 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 8 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 15 at 6:39PM CDT until March 15 at 7:15PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY

An estimated 24,196 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 12 March 2026

How we know

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

Our own score for this event is 34 out of 100, at 76 % 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)34 / 100
Our confidence76%
Coordinates35.1149, -91.3614
Nearest CitySearcy (38 km)
Population Exposed24.2K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-03-15T23:39:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1bb61a731144239e4253bfd75b441bcb

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
40
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescJefferson, IL; Coles, IL; Cumberland, IL; Douglas, IL; Moultrie, IL; Piatt, IL; Shelby, IL; Franklin, IL; Jackson, IL; Jefferson, IL; Perry, IL; Williamson, IL and 24 more areas
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued March 15 at 6:39PM CDT until March 15 at 7:15PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY
Expires2026-03-15T19:15:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Paducah KY
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount27
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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 34/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.