Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 22

Severe Weather in United States

United StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 18 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 17 March 2026 at 02:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 3rd strongest of the 87 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 17 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. One more was recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 9:37PM EDT until March 16 at 10:15PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA

Nearby, since 17 March 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 22 out of 100, at 68 % 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)22 / 100
Our confidence68%
Coordinates38.0938, -76.4218
Nearest CitySt. Charles (72 km)
Impact Tierminor
Timestamp2026-03-17T01:37:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1bf145f6f723bede3772b73ec62e6a68

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
0
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescBertie, NC; Camden, NC; Chowan, NC; Gates, NC; Hertford, NC; Pasquotank, NC; Perquimans, NC; Isle of Wight, VA; York, VA; City of Chesapeake, VA; City of Hampton, VA; City of Newport News, VA; City of Norfolk, VA; City of Poquoson, VA; City of Portsmouth, VA; City of Suffolk, VA; Essex, VA; Gloucester, VA; James City, VA; King and Queen, VA; Lancaster, VA; Mathews, VA; Middlesex, VA; Northumberland, VA; Richmond, VA; Westmoreland, VA; York, VA; City of Newport News, VA; Caroline, MD; Kent, MD; Queen Anne's, MD; Talbot, MD and 2 more areas
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 9:37PM EDT until March 16 at 10:15PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Expires2026-03-16T22:15:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Wakefield VA
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount5
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Spc ReportTypewind
Spc SpeedUNK
Spc LocationKing George
Spc CountyKing George
Spc StateVA
Spc CommentsVDOT reported two trees down near King George. (LWX)
Iem TypeSummaryM
Iem Magnitude47
Iem UnitMPH
Iem City2 S Deltaville

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 22/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.