Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 43

Severe Weather near Ashland

AshlandUnited StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 28 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 08:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 18 recorded within 20 km of this point since 12 March 2026 — 6 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 2 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 3:32AM EDT until March 16 at 4:00AM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH

An estimated 142,095 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 12 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 76 % 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 confidence76%
Coordinates40.8351, -82.2306
Nearest CityAshland (8 km)
Population Exposed142.1K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-03-16T07:32:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8b2ace9079555299c191e84165dc0b55

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescKnox, OH; Lorain, OH
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 3:32AM EDT until March 16 at 4:00AM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH
Expires2026-03-16T04:00:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Cleveland OH
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount2
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8b2ace9079555299c191e84165dc0b55ec6d6af9.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.01985aacf3552c7fe5b2b2debe2aa7d201aa082d.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 Ashland (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.