Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 12 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 18:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 30 recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026 — 22 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 2 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 2:01PM EDT until March 16 at 2:30PM EDT by NWS Melbourne FL
An estimated 273,908 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- June 27, 2026 · score 43 · 10.3 km
- June 18, 2026 · score 43 · 14.6 km
- May 24, 2026 · score 43 · 17.2 km
How we know
Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 86 % 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
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 43 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 86% |
| Coordinates | 29.3733, -82.0020 |
| Nearest City | Ocala (24 km) |
| Population Exposed | 273.9K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T18:01:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.328c68db496587440990fb665a68b6c1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Lake, FL; Orange, FL; Seminole, FL; Volusia, FL; Clay, FL; Putnam, FL; St. Johns, FL; Dixie, FL; Lafayette, FL |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 2:01PM EDT until March 16 at 2:30PM EDT by NWS Melbourne FL |
| Expires | 2026-03-16T14:30:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Melbourne FL |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 3 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.328c68db496587440990fb665a68b6c1aa046208.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.618d59244497869c46469c0b635eb5713ac87b85.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bd3c42f6ca847591579dce8f66cdd1a96b0afded.001.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | G |
| Iem Magnitude | 40 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | 3 SE University of Flor |
| Iem County | Alachua |
| Iem State | FL |
| Iem Wfo | JAX |
| Iem Remark | Mesonet station 2025W Fswn Sweetwater Wetlands Park measured 40 mph gust. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_G_29.700_-82.280_1773681720000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773681720000,"latitude":29.7,"longitude":-82.28},{"id":"iem_G_29.620_-82.320_1773681000000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773681000000,"latitude":29.62,"longitude":-82.32}] |
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 43/100, near Ocala (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.