Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 34

Severe Weather in United States

DorchesterUnited StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 12 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 03:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 8th strongest of the 83 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 17 March 2026.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 10:07PM EDT until March 16 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ

An estimated 49,516 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 17 March 2026

How we know

One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.

Our own score for this event is 34 out of 100, at 80 % 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 confidence80%
Coordinates38.4318, -75.9818
Nearest CitySalisbury (34 km)
Population Exposed49.5K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-03-17T02:07:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.27cde2316d7713ca964493d28eb8b8bc

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
40
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescNew Castle, DE; Kent, MD; Lancaster, PA; Berks, PA; Chester, PA; Montgomery, PA and 5 more areas
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 10:07PM EDT until March 16 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Expires2026-03-16T23:00:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Mount Holly NJ
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount8
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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 34/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.