This alert expired on 16 March 2026 at 22:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 2nd strongest of the 42 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 4 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 5:23PM EDT until March 16 at 6:15PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
An estimated 805,445 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- July 7, 2026 · score 48 · 10.8 km
- July 7, 2026 · score 48 · 12.1 km
- July 29, 2026 · score 48 · 15.6 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 48 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) | 48 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 78% |
| Coordinates | 35.9165, -79.8404 |
| Nearest City | High Point (16 km) |
| Population Exposed | 805.4K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T21:23:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ab91c8d845a4f133ea9765a772d540f4 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Alamance, NC; Chatham, NC; Guilford, NC; Hoke, NC; Lee, NC; Montgomery, NC; Moore, NC; Randolph, NC; Richmond, NC; Scotland, NC; Anson, NC; Montgomery, NC; Moore, NC; Randolph, NC; Richmond, NC; Davidson, NC; Forsyth, NC; Guilford, NC; Randolph, NC and 1 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 5:23PM EDT until March 16 at 6:15PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC |
| Expires | 2026-03-16T18:15:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Raleigh NC |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 4 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ab91c8d845a4f133ea9765a772d540f4a89f9f61.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.07f9adaf52c3262184138bb6f0ec507c6b3e674f.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.20e74bcba65b1d8c339965d236ae041d99b8db0f.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.55ef99c4d49b720cd11cd0b0bde99424f21b2337.001.1"] |
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 48/100, near High Point (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.