Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 39

Severe Weather in United States

MartinUnited StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 9 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 19:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 2nd strongest of the 27 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 2:32PM EDT until March 16 at 3:15PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA

An estimated 90,597 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 16 March 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 39 out of 100, at 83 % 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)39 / 100
Our confidence83%
Coordinates35.7760, -77.0929
Nearest CityGreenville (31 km)
Population Exposed90.6K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-03-16T18:32:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.351a5ac4a0793d41d19ade29d534b8b1

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
55
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescBertie, NC; Chowan, NC; Hertford, NC; Northampton, NC; Beaufort, NC; Martin, NC; Washington, NC; Martin, NC; Pitt, NC and 1 more areas
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 2:32PM EDT until March 16 at 3:15PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Expires2026-03-16T15:15:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Wakefield VA
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount4
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.351a5ac4a0793d41d19ade29d534b8b1a967908c.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cf10d956ed8f3f8a05c96ae83e0bc753a2ba11cf.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.44a55f1b599ae4430bff222e92b4b0525835adcc.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.000a3652908fb13a6e28ad166c9111366c4d7ebc.001.1"]
Iem TypeSummaryD
Iem City3 W Core Point
Iem CountyBeaufort
Iem StateNC
Iem WfoMHX
Iem RemarkTideland Electric reported a tree on powerlines, time based on radar.
MergedSources[{"id":"iem_D_35.430_-76.900_1773686280000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773686280000,"latitude":35.43,"longitude":-76.9}]

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 39/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.