Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 7 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
11 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest 9 km from here.
This alert expired on 16 March 2026 at 15:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 114 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026 — 71 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 11 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 10:44AM EDT until March 16 at 11:30AM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
An estimated 183,145 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- March 16, 2026 · score 43 · 8.1 km
- July 6, 2026 · score 39 · 12.2 km
- September 6, 2026 · score 37 · 13.3 km
How we know
Confirmed by 4 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 87 % 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 | 87% |
| Coordinates | 35.4119, -80.0673 |
| Nearest City | Albemarle (14 km) |
| Population Exposed | 183.1K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T14:44:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7e456bcaa958d39ad974b3cc2c1d22b3 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Rockingham, NC; Franklin, VA; Henry, VA; Pittsylvania, VA; City of Martinsville, VA; Anson, NC; Davidson, NC; Guilford, NC; Montgomery, NC; Randolph, NC; Stanly, NC; Chesterfield, SC; Kershaw, SC; Lee, SC; Sumter, SC |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 10:44AM EDT until March 16 at 11:30AM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA |
| Expires | 2026-03-16T11:30:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Blacksburg VA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 3 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7e456bcaa958d39ad974b3cc2c1d22b3a74bd615.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bfe4e947ad501b114f3aff2c2e1c0a1f55967dd3.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0ed69517b010f43a38935ced7bfcc9ddebeecf76.002.1"] |
| Spc ReportType | wind |
| Spc Speed | UNK |
| Spc Location | 3 WSW Salisbury |
| Spc County | Rowan |
| Spc State | NC |
| Spc Comments | Trees down on road. (GSP) |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"spc_wind_35.23_-80.85_13","source":"spc","severity":"medium","severityValue":45,"timestamp":1773668400000,"latitude":35.23,"longitude":-80.85},{"id":"spc_wind_35.65_-80.50_17","source":"spc","severity":"medium","severityValue":45,"timestamp":1773669600000,"latitude":35.65,"longitude":-80.5},{"id":"spc_wind_35.66_-80.53_18","source":"spc","severity":"medium","severityValue":45,"timestamp":1773669660000,"latitude":35.66,"longitude":-80.53}] |
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 Albemarle (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.