Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 39

Severe Weather near Gainesville

HallUnited StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 15 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.

One other detection within 20 km in the last 24 hours, 20 km from here.

This alert expired on 16 March 2026 at 11:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 8th strongest of the 21 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 3 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 6:27AM EDT until March 16 at 7:15AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA

An estimated 75,906 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 84 % 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 confidence84%
Coordinates34.4285, -83.6852
Nearest CityGainesville (19 km)
Population Exposed75.9K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-03-16T10:27:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.52ec19541dbfb19f598ba3d3e483f5fe

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
55
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescBanks, GA; Barrow, GA; Clarke, GA; Gwinnett, GA; Hall, GA; Jackson, GA; Madison, GA; Morgan, GA; Newton, GA; Oconee, GA; Rockdale, GA; Walton, GA; Habersham, GA; Rabun, GA; Haywood, NC; Jackson, NC; Macon, NC; Transylvania, NC and 3 more areas
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 6:27AM EDT until March 16 at 7:15AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Expires2026-03-16T07:15:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Peachtree City GA
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount6
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.52ec19541dbfb19f598ba3d3e483f5fe687371d7.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.55620c61bbfd5e8e5650f2cba8c03c9ab621bb2b.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2ae888fc78380e5357ffb6f6ac2b8d899ecfafec.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c71781620e1e8127b01cb1a802117aabb880b6da.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0e8461bee5becc4a7da2ccbf7e07d446609c3a09.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3ae0d7907de8708d87952d73b33055d4a53e3c90.001.1"]
Spc ReportTypewind
Spc SpeedUNK
Spc Location2 WSW Hayesville
Spc CountyClay
Spc StateNC
Spc CommentsTrees down. (MRX)
MergedSources[{"id":"spc_wind_35.04_-83.86_396","source":"spc","severity":"medium","severityValue":45,"timestamp":1773655800000,"latitude":35.04,"longitude":-83.86}]

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