This alert expired on 16 March 2026 at 15:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 16th strongest of the 159 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 12 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 7 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued March 16 at 8:55AM EDT until March 16 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
An estimated 198,761 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 12 March 2026
- September 5, 2026 · score 37 · 0.0 km
- September 4, 2026 · score 37 · 0.0 km
- August 11, 2026 · score 43 · 0.0 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 79 % 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 | 79% |
| Coordinates | 35.6000, -79.8000 |
| Nearest City | Asheboro (12 km) |
| Population Exposed | 198.8K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T12:55:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Watch_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.16f486f124746dde48d7c0ed209b9bbe |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Watch |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| AreaDesc | Alleghany, NC; Ashe, NC; Surry, NC; Watauga, NC; Wilkes, NC; Yadkin, NC; Bland, VA; Carroll, VA; Craig, VA; Floyd, VA; Giles, VA; Grayson, VA; Montgomery, VA; Pulaski, VA; Smyth, VA; Tazewell, VA; Wythe, VA; City of Galax, VA; City of Radford, VA; Greenbrier, WV; Mercer, WV; Monroe, WV; Summers, WV; Alexander, NC; Burke, NC; Cabarrus, NC; Caldwell, NC; Catawba, NC; Cleveland, NC; Davie, NC; Gaston, NC; Iredell, NC; Lincoln, NC; Mecklenburg, NC; Rowan, NC; Union, NC; Cherokee, SC; Chester, SC; Greenwood, SC; Laurens, SC; Spartanburg, SC; Union, SC; York, SC |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued March 16 at 8:55AM EDT until March 16 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA |
| Expires | 2026-03-16T11:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Blacksburg VA |
| HasExactCoords | false |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.16f486f124746dde48d7c0ed209b9bbef8905d87.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8cf63f3d40bd4643e319624a8f296a30b8ca3062.002.1"] |
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 43/100, near Asheboro (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.