This alert expired on 16 March 2026 at 18:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 3rd strongest of the 16 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 12 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 5 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 2:08PM EDT until March 16 at 2:30PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC
An estimated 88,694 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 12 March 2026
- March 13, 2026 · score 39 · 15.6 km
- March 12, 2026 · score 43 · 17.2 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 39 out of 100, at 77 % 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) | 39 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 77% |
| Coordinates | 34.8156, -77.6022 |
| Nearest City | Jacksonville (17 km) |
| Population Exposed | 88.7K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T18:08:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.376f27b77c401fee6ce815aa865a7349 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Brunswick, NC; New Hanover, NC; Pender, NC; Beaufort, NC; Craven, NC; Duplin, NC; Greene, NC; Jones, NC; Lenoir, NC; Onslow, NC; Pamlico, NC; Pitt, NC |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 2:08PM EDT until March 16 at 2:30PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC |
| Expires | 2026-03-16T14:30:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Wilmington NC |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.376f27b77c401fee6ce815aa865a7349edd3fab4.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.000a3652908fb13a6e28ad166c9111366c4d7ebc.001.1"] |
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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 39/100, near Jacksonville (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.