Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 2 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 20:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 17 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026 — 3 others scored the same.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 3:35PM EDT until March 16 at 4:15PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
An estimated 186,839 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- July 7, 2026 · score 37 · 7.8 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 78 % 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 | 78% |
| Coordinates | 36.3023, -76.5770 |
| Nearest City | Elizabeth City (29 km) |
| Population Exposed | 186.8K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T19:35:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5cd7cccd4f85742b546a37446400d1f8 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | City of Chesapeake, VA; City of Norfolk, VA; City of Portsmouth, VA; City of Virginia Beach, VA; Currituck, NC; City of Virginia Beach, VA; Beaufort, NC; Duplin, NC; Greene, NC; Lenoir, NC; Martin, NC; Pitt, NC |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 3:35PM EDT until March 16 at 4:15PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA |
| Expires | 2026-03-16T16:15:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Wakefield VA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 3 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5cd7cccd4f85742b546a37446400d1f8943cac5d.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ee0a171751ce5b1afe5b4770ecb3fd4821983343.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8b7dc68e71039a893c2b1ddee75ccfcb80d25386.001.1"] |
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 Elizabeth City (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.