Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 34

Severe Weather in United States

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Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 2 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 16 March 2026 at 10:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 3rd strongest of the 5 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 5:24AM EDT until March 16 at 6:15AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC

An estimated 16,490 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 16 March 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 4 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 34 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

TypeSevere Weather
SeverityMedium
Calamity Score (ours)34 / 100
Our confidence88%
Coordinates35.7305, -83.2149
Nearest CitySevierville (35 km)
Population Exposed16.5K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-03-16T09:24:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.19f48c9e92bb7284a74223d941283122

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
40
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescBurke, NC; Caldwell, NC; Cleveland, NC; McDowell, NC; Polk, NC; Rutherford, NC; Macon, NC; Cherokee, GA; Dawson, GA; Fannin, GA; Forsyth, GA; Gilmer, GA; Hall, GA; Lumpkin, GA; Pickens, GA; Towns, GA; Union, GA; White, GA and 11 more areas
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 5:24AM EDT until March 16 at 6:15AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Expires2026-03-16T06:15:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount14
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Iem TypeSummaryD
Iem City3 NNE Lake Forest
Iem CountyKnox
Iem StateTN
Iem WfoMRX
Iem RemarkSeveral trees down.
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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 34/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.