Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 22

Severe Weather in United States

CherokeeUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 16 March 2026 at 10:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 3rd strongest of the 40 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 5:06AM EDT until March 16 at 6:00AM EDT by NWS Morristown TN

Nearby, since 16 March 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 4 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 22 out of 100, at 67 % 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)22 / 100
Our confidence67%
Coordinates35.1174, -84.0253
Nearest CityMaryville (72 km)
Impact Tierminor
Timestamp2026-03-16T09:06:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7619aff81f03bea5991566034bcb78c9

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
0
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescCarter, TN; Greene, TN; Hawkins, TN; Sullivan, TN; Washington, TN; Russell, VA; Scott, VA; Washington, VA; Wise, VA; City of Bristol, VA; City of Norton, VA; Blount, TN; Jefferson, TN; Sevier, TN; Greene, TN; Hawkins, TN; Sullivan, TN; Scott, VA; Wise, VA; City of Norton, VA and 11 more areas
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 5:06AM EDT until March 16 at 6:00AM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
Expires2026-03-16T06:00:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Morristown TN
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount14
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Spc ReportTypewind
Spc SpeedUNK
Spc Location3 S Maryville
Spc CountyBlount
Spc StateTN
Spc CommentsTrees down. (MRX)
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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 22/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.