Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 43

Severe Weather near Elizabeth City

ChowanUnited StatesNOAA

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

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

TypeSevere Weather
SeverityMedium
Calamity Score (ours)43 / 100
Our confidence78%
Coordinates36.3023, -76.5770
Nearest CityElizabeth City (29 km)
Population Exposed186.8K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-03-16T19:35:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5cd7cccd4f85742b546a37446400d1f8

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescCity 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
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 3:35PM EDT until March 16 at 4:15PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Expires2026-03-16T16:15:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Wakefield VA
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount3
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.