This alert expired on 16 March 2026 at 15:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 28th strongest of the 137 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 52 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 11:09AM EDT until March 16 at 11:45AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
An estimated 999,900 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- July 7, 2026 · score 52 · 7.2 km
- March 16, 2026 · score 72 · 10.8 km
- May 27, 2026 · score 52 · 12.5 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 | 38.7955, -77.7545 |
| Nearest City | Linton Hall (16 km) |
| Population Exposed | 999.9K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T15:09:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c54fb760baa153df5fe41d319ca4c71a |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Culpeper, VA; Fauquier, VA; Orange, VA; Spotsylvania, VA; Clarke, VA; Culpeper, VA; Fauquier, VA; Loudoun, VA; Prince William, VA; Warren, VA; Frederick, MD; Montgomery, MD; Washington, MD; Clarke, VA; Fauquier, VA; Frederick, VA; Loudoun, VA; Prince William, VA; Berkeley, WV; Jefferson, WV |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 11:09AM EDT until March 16 at 11:45AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC |
| Expires | 2026-03-16T11:45:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 3 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c54fb760baa153df5fe41d319ca4c71ac06c59f2.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.117d8f8053f6d1893f52810a734ff921e6b9ede2.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.05734bf993e49bb80a6abda1dc2f5a97887fab5a.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 Linton Hall (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.