This alert expired on 16 March 2026 at 17:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 6th strongest of the 165 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 12:32PM EDT until March 16 at 1:00PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
An estimated 1,083,833 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- March 17, 2026 · score 52 · 7.2 km
- May 19, 2026 · score 52 · 10.4 km
- March 16, 2026 · score 72 · 11.9 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 52 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) | 52 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 78% |
| Coordinates | 38.8749, -77.7301 |
| Nearest City | Linton Hall (19 km) |
| Population Exposed | 1.1M within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T16:32:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.df5c534aa15b8c8badb67e959d34843e |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Appomattox, VA; Buckingham, VA; Amelia, VA; Cumberland, VA; Fluvanna, VA; Nottoway, VA; Powhatan, VA; Prince Edward, VA; Fairfax, VA; Fauquier, VA; Prince William, VA; City of Manassas, VA; City of Manassas Park, VA and 3 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 12:32PM EDT until March 16 at 1:00PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA |
| Expires | 2026-03-16T13:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Blacksburg VA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 6 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.df5c534aa15b8c8badb67e959d34843ee8e9c222.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.107aac724d133158185122d2b98dd10ce5cda7ee.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b52feda64752054420eb9f191589ca22e6e6d596.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b512fb282dce1f04bf0a291ebe6b45193e0a4eda.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d1b58653144daf97f10c7dcce67cec37b0c0daad.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.054ece285e0faa0faa44577855ef870834f3b10a.002.1"] |
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 52/100, near Linton Hall (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.