This alert expired on 16 March 2026 at 05:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 5th strongest of the 67 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 6 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 12:29AM CDT until March 16 at 12:45AM CDT by NWS Huntsville AL
An estimated 286,934 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- July 5, 2026 · score 43 · 13.0 km
- June 23, 2026 · score 67 · 14.6 km
- July 19, 2026 · score 43 · 20.8 km
How we know
Confirmed by 5 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 88 % 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) | 43 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 88% |
| Coordinates | 34.9295, -86.5196 |
| Nearest City | Huntsville (23 km) |
| Population Exposed | 286.9K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T05:29:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fcf281f3a6a8ed1a484210e4b1463d5a |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Jackson, AL; Limestone, AL; Madison, AL; Marshall, AL; Morgan, AL; Tuscaloosa, AL; Pickens, AL and 13 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 12:29AM CDT until March 16 at 12:45AM CDT by NWS Huntsville AL |
| Expires | 2026-03-16T00:45:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Huntsville AL |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 16 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fcf281f3a6a8ed1a484210e4b1463d5aefaf7fd7.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7bcac76151456cf6593cdd4f1f4b7327e1f4e560.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.aa24c9bc471604bb675dce85a2fe92b308407912.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c37dffe9c0b7fb25d33a06727f6c58cb73134996.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.17f00de1bbd3c90b3b65796a1986e8e567fe1043.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fb1afa101a8454b1c15ec55fefd6a0d0c118802a.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.31ccf3837bf3ac98d9d7dbfce4ba97a5e8b2bc47.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b263f074739fc440cf4269a3b2020905fbdbd145.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.76b116c5898ef0a4503441e0e936ed56cbf2ce36.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9afc224b3a60a65a9dd921c85c9dffd03e69d8a6.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d1559fbece0a790191abd2d8caf5428e01a1c6f7.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8eb2c4c22042731d8502925ae6078f4d062d3043.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ec84dcada0990f6d807722fe27e8204f16810923.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f134cb87c1730e599ab4e0ec837a794010675ee5.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cf38366ac61c99fe79ad9172016df660666ba478.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bc6e98322e50cf47926bd7594a42b9a7d246568d.002.1"] |
| Spc ReportType | wind |
| Spc Speed | UNK |
| Spc Location | 4 W Lester |
| Spc County | Lauderdale |
| Spc State | AL |
| Spc Comments | 1 foot tree limbs in road near this location. (HUN) |
| Iem TypeSummary | O |
| Iem City | 1 S Somerville |
| Iem County | Morgan |
| Iem State | AL |
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 43/100, near Huntsville (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.