Calamity
HighSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 28

Severe Weather in United States

AshleyUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 16 March 2026 at 00:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 5th strongest of the 32 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 22 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 15 at 7:35PM CDT until March 15 at 7:45PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN

Nearby, since 16 March 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 5 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 28 out of 100, at 68 % 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
SeverityHigh
Calamity Score (ours)28 / 100
Our confidence68%
Coordinates33.0856, -92.0735
Nearest CityEl Dorado (57 km)
Impact Tierminor
Timestamp2026-03-16T00:35:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e917ee4730d260b9b3aafb4c59aa50dc

Score Breakdown

50
intensity
0
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescDeSoto, MS; Shelby, TN; Arkansas, AR; Desha, AR; Monroe, AR; Union, AR; Union, LA and 18 more areas
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued March 15 at 7:35PM CDT until March 15 at 7:45PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN
Expires2026-03-15T19:45:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Memphis TN
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount22
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Spc ReportTypehail
Spc Speed100
Spc LocationFountain Hill
Spc CountyAshley
Spc StateAR
Spc Comments(JAN)
Iem TypeSummaryH
Iem Magnitude1
Iem UnitInch
Iem CityFountain Hill

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 28/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.