Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 10 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 05:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 7th strongest of the 23 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. 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 12:26AM EDT until March 16 at 1:15AM EDT by NWS Louisville KY
An estimated 52,065 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- March 16, 2026 · score 63 · 15.9 km
- May 23, 2026 · score 63 · 23.3 km
How we know
Confirmed by 7 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 39 out of 100, at 88 % 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 | 88% |
| Coordinates | 37.4831, -85.8525 |
| Nearest City | Elizabethtown (23 km) |
| Population Exposed | 52.1K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T04:26:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.96e2f5f079a9b2f547380a2d29148cb7 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Adair, KY; Allen, KY; Barren, KY; Cumberland, KY; Green, KY; Metcalfe, KY; Monroe, KY; Taylor, KY; Franklin, KY; Henry, KY; Scott, KY; Shelby, KY; Clark, IN; Jefferson, IN; Henry, KY; Oldham, KY; Shelby, KY; Trimble, KY and 15 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 12:26AM EDT until March 16 at 1:15AM EDT by NWS Louisville KY |
| Expires | 2026-03-16T01:15:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Louisville KY |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 18 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.96e2f5f079a9b2f547380a2d29148cb7617c0ad4.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.738c32db5c5bf8171c6bb6dd3160d6cdd329a5a6.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.824f18563d666711393b066a5cac890c04b74ae2.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.49f20106c40848d4442c8c1a26ed579447e40ef1.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3c5557077bd212a918e8988cbdc359f40c915fb1.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8dc6fa7e6a1695137205a08211e8587408c4e209.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.050008b2b541ec98621721d9c580083e6cfc2f61.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5baa2589f5c1ffbca1ce68addaf369ead89466d0.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.af6b78283cd3041d0f522cdb1268130b94002640.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.38492a1fd585b004a2be77c1a36a0dbec216760f.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.067875b6d2f37490f2a9c221c7c84ad17580990a.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.00d6d7f7375848ad5e22920664b119289dc76c7d.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c0a645596c2fe0b884830755312242caf6d46e18.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.38ba03a521bf7860ee70f7864b65fb53e94e96dd.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.608e0a10a8a23efe8827fae6d254faa5032e127e.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4de4de1ac8a2b0f47311b336c03e8e5f3d08c97d.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.410ac58799f95e5100766648b7b5ddb15ffa34d7.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.829f1d49f58d81eb41bff1884e4a4032bbf9de26.001.1"] |
| Spc ReportType | wind |
| Spc Speed | UNK |
| Spc Location | Leitchfield |
| Spc County | Grayson |
| Spc State | KY |
| Spc Comments | Multiple trees down in Leitchfield and about 1400 customers without power. (LMK) |
| Iem TypeSummary | G |
| Iem Magnitude | 62 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | 3 WSW Leitchfield |
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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