Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 39

Severe Weather in United States

GibsonUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 16 March 2026 at 02:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 32 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026 — 26 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 26 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 15 at 9:56PM EDT until March 15 at 10:45PM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN

An estimated 83,756 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 39 out of 100, at 77 % 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)39 / 100
Our confidence77%
Coordinates35.8937, -88.9313
Nearest CityJackson (33 km)
Population Exposed83.8K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-03-16T01:56:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f31877b0624890a21b53982fa7d43685

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
55
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescDaviess, IN; Knox, IN; Sullivan, IN; Clay, IN; Greene, IN; Knox, IN; Parke, IN; Putnam, IN; Sullivan, IN; Vermillion, IN; Vigo, IN; Christian, KY; Muhlenberg, KY; Todd, KY and 25 more areas
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued March 15 at 9:56PM EDT until March 15 at 10:45PM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN
Expires2026-03-15T22:45:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Indianapolis IN
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount30
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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 39/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.