Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 1 minute 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 21:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 3rd strongest of the 64 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 3:54PM EDT until March 16 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
An estimated 17,988 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- June 1, 2026 · score 34 · 8.3 km
- May 28, 2026 · score 34 · 9.2 km
- June 14, 2026 · score 34 · 15.5 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 34 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) | 34 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 78% |
| Coordinates | 36.0783, -75.8424 |
| Nearest City | Elizabeth City (44 km) |
| Population Exposed | 18.0K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T19:54:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b9a1f4d34c2e032963b162dac545c29a |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Dare, NC; Hyde, NC; Currituck, NC; City of Virginia Beach, VA |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 3:54PM EDT until March 16 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC |
| Expires | 2026-03-16T17:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Newport/Morehead City NC |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b9a1f4d34c2e032963b162dac545c29aba8cfdc6.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fa1a8f3c6571ed2d9e8dd201cf022745869d4fad.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 34/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.