This alert expired on 16 March 2026 at 09:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 11 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026 — 6 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. One more was recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 5:30AM EDT until March 16 at 5:45AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
An estimated 126,640 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- August 13, 2026 · score 39 · 22.7 km
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
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 43 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 78% |
| Coordinates | 35.7788, -83.0170 |
| Nearest City | Greeneville (46 km) |
| Population Exposed | 126.6K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T09:30:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.92e80684e44b7c590827003c02374c98 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Boone, WV; Kanawha, WV; Lincoln, WV; Jackson, WV; Kanawha, WV; Lincoln, WV; Putnam, WV; Roane, WV; Buchanan, VA; McDowell, WV; Mingo, WV; Wyoming, WV and 13 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 5:30AM EDT until March 16 at 5:45AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV |
| Expires | 2026-03-16T05:45:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Charleston WV |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 16 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.92e80684e44b7c590827003c02374c9814973439.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d978a05a02d37a8f9f125723910c7c98dc475ad9.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2fa44e00db8fc7008e53ee6ba2c59a3908de2214.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9e6462efeca968e8c5365eedcfb728a281f6f356.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.19f48c9e92bb7284a74223d941283122fbe51571.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3ae0d7907de8708d87952d73b33055d4a53e3c90.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e7d2d890dbe42f6c06c6301afa7cb4f0303986d7.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4812d79f144ef1e8c76b37ecf0d53d233eefb854.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cabd5bdf766181a15261c47a908506da616ded01.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b331a7d96a7cb3ad0e704d4a78d992e11fc0dcfb.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6bdb370367e34e1f570eb34a6cbb41d5d018402e.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4cb2309b894bec0e13104b60cfa64203e3f49996.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a870360e70eb6f4e7f835fd71b9f88ec5a24cb1b.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f154e3cd843054a1e538dfbd004d70ac23272a37.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c26f7f69ad5eca61d278d90cb4dca45bdded0441.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.079f06cbfda5a6e1c48edd8abcd2debf32deca69.001.1"] |
Safety Information
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Series begins 8 March 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.
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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 43/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.