Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 6 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
29 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest 13 km from here.
This alert expired on 16 March 2026 at 22:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 3rd strongest of the 141 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 8 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 5:51PM EDT until March 16 at 6:15PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
An estimated 514,357 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- July 20, 2026 · score 48 · 4.9 km
- March 16, 2026 · score 72 · 10.0 km
- August 9, 2026 · score 48 · 12.4 km
How we know
Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 48 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) | 48 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 88% |
| Coordinates | 36.1807, -79.6861 |
| Nearest City | Greensboro (15 km) |
| Population Exposed | 514.4K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T21:51:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.192c400e08f40fe7823b0f41c4963f07 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Alamance, NC; Chatham, NC; Guilford, NC; Hoke, NC; Lee, NC; Moore, NC; Randolph, NC; Richmond, NC; Scotland, NC; Guilford, NC; Randolph, NC; Bedford, VA; Floyd, VA; Franklin, VA; Henry, VA; Patrick, VA; Pittsylvania, VA; Roanoke, VA; City of Martinsville, VA |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 5:51PM EDT until March 16 at 6:15PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC |
| Expires | 2026-03-16T18:15:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Raleigh NC |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 3 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.192c400e08f40fe7823b0f41c4963f07d114bddf.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.04ce9bb599f185296b5e21946cf170e27930bc8c.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.55ef99c4d49b720cd11cd0b0bde99424f21b2337.001.1"] |
| Spc ReportType | wind |
| Spc Speed | 59 |
| Spc Location | 5 ESE Colfax |
| Spc County | Guilford |
| Spc State | NC |
| Spc Comments | 59 mph wind gust measured at KGSO. (RAH) |
| Iem TypeSummary | G |
| Iem Magnitude | 59 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | 5 ESE Colfax |
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 48/100, near Greensboro (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.