This alert expired on 16 March 2026 at 10:35 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 4th strongest of the 62 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 10 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 6:25AM EDT until March 16 at 6:30AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
An estimated 63,894 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- July 12, 2026 · score 39 · 6.3 km
- July 22, 2026 · score 63 · 10.6 km
- August 11, 2026 · score 39 · 16.7 km
How we know
Confirmed by 5 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 39 out of 100, at 89 % 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 | 89% |
| Coordinates | 38.0982, -81.2017 |
| Nearest City | Beckley (35 km) |
| Population Exposed | 63.9K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T10:25:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.72291597e645005cd2943f0cc717f424 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Clay, WV; Fayette, WV; Nicholas, WV; Fayette, WV; Raleigh, WV; Wyoming, WV |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 6:25AM EDT until March 16 at 6:30AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV |
| Expires | 2026-03-16T06:35:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Charleston WV |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.72291597e645005cd2943f0cc717f4248713bb00.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7b63b1ac0677d31fc1ce2f9c994bccdc3dbd61a1.001.1"] |
| Spc ReportType | wind |
| Spc Speed | UNK |
| Spc Location | 3 NNW Mallory |
| Spc County | Logan |
| Spc State | WV |
| Spc Comments | Tree in Roadway on WV-10/Stallings Underpass. (RLX) |
| Iem TypeSummary | D |
| Iem City | 3 NNE Sissonville |
| Iem County | Kanawha |
| Iem State | WV |
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 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.