Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 34

Severe Weather in United States

Van BurenUnited StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 2 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 06:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 9 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026 — 3 others scored the same.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 1:01AM CDT until March 16 at 1:15AM CDT by NWS Nashville TN

An estimated 32,113 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 16 March 2026

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

TypeSevere Weather
SeverityMedium
Calamity Score (ours)34 / 100
Our confidence78%
Coordinates35.7508, -85.4321
Nearest CityCookeville (46 km)
Population Exposed32.1K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-03-16T06:01:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ca8395c2eb575cc83c3e06497c78019c

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
40
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescFentress, TN; Pickett, TN; Boyle, KY; Casey, KY; Garrard, KY; Lincoln, KY; McCreary, KY; Pulaski, KY; Wayne, KY and 9 more areas
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 1:01AM CDT until March 16 at 1:15AM CDT by NWS Nashville TN
Expires2026-03-16T01:15:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Nashville TN
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount12
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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.