Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 39

Severe Weather near Dover

KentUnited StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 24 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 17 March 2026 at 03:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 109th strongest of the 253 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 11 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 87 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 10:47PM EDT until March 16 at 11:30PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ

An estimated 84,806 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 11 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%
Coordinates39.0515, -75.4942
Nearest CityDover (12 km)
Population Exposed84.8K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Date2026-03-17 — time not reported by the source
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f77bfd8ef382029e7c1981ed1a1b6c5c

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
55
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescBucks, PA; Chester, PA; Delaware, PA; Montgomery, PA; Philadelphia, PA; Kent, DE; New Castle, DE; Sussex, DE; Berks, PA; Chester, PA; Montgomery, PA and 7 more areas
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 10:47PM EDT until March 16 at 11:30PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Expires2026-03-16T23:30:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Mount Holly NJ
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount10
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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.

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 39/100, near Dover (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.