Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 39

Severe Weather near Culpeper

RappahannockUnited StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 3 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 14:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 57th strongest of the 152 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. 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 10:34AM EDT until March 16 at 10:45AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

An estimated 84,555 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 16 March 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 39 out of 100, at 83 % 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 confidence83%
Coordinates38.6653, -78.0514
Nearest CityCulpeper (22 km)
Population Exposed84.6K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-03-16T14:34:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.333329d8215772562a128449534a6b8e

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
55
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescCulpeper, VA; Madison, VA; Rappahannock, VA; Clarke, VA; Culpeper, VA; Fauquier, VA; Frederick, VA; Loudoun, VA; Page, VA; Prince William, VA; Rappahannock, VA; Shenandoah, VA; Warren, VA; City of Winchester, VA
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 10:34AM EDT until March 16 at 10:45AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Expires2026-03-16T10:45:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount2
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.333329d8215772562a128449534a6b8e74e2224e.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5e7ffa52131a4ea85827de198b502d9b1507f942.001.1"]
Spc ReportTypewind
Spc SpeedUNK
Spc Location1 N McMullen
Spc CountyGreene
Spc StateVA
Spc CommentsA tree was down along South River Road and Entry Run Road. (LWX)
MergedSources[{"id":"spc_wind_38.36_-78.46_19","source":"spc","severity":"medium","severityValue":45,"timestamp":1773670140000,"latitude":38.36,"longitude":-78.46}]

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 39/100, near Culpeper (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.