Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 34

Severe Weather in United States

DorchesterUnited StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 6 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 03:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 8th strongest of the 83 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 17 March 2026.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 10:07PM EDT until March 16 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ

An estimated 49,516 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 17 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 80 % 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 confidence80%
Coordinates38.4318, -75.9818
Nearest CitySalisbury (34 km)
Population Exposed49.5K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-03-17T02:07:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.27cde2316d7713ca964493d28eb8b8bc

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
40
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescNew Castle, DE; Kent, MD; Lancaster, PA; Berks, PA; Chester, PA; Montgomery, PA and 5 more areas
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 10:07PM EDT until March 16 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Expires2026-03-16T23:00:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Mount Holly NJ
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount8
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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 34/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.