This alert expired on 16 March 2026 at 19:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 31 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026 — 28 others scored the same.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 2:25PM EDT until March 16 at 3:15PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
An estimated 209,361 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- July 13, 2026 · score 43 · 13.1 km
- July 10, 2026 · score 43 · 17.9 km
- March 17, 2026 · score 43 · 19.5 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 76 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Event Data
| Type | Severe weather |
| Severity | medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 43 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 76% |
| Coordinates | 35.1681, -77.4674 |
| Nearest City | Kinston (14 km) |
| Population Exposed | 209.4K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T18:25:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.44a55f1b599ae4430bff222e92b4b052 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Martin, NC; Pitt, NC; Brunswick, NC; New Hanover, NC; Pender, NC; Beaufort, NC; Craven, NC; Duplin, NC; Greene, NC; Jones, NC; Lenoir, NC; Onslow, NC; Pamlico, NC; Pitt, NC |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 2:25PM EDT until March 16 at 3:15PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC |
| Expires | 2026-03-16T15:15:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Newport/Morehead City NC |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 3 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.44a55f1b599ae4430bff222e92b4b0525835adcc.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.376f27b77c401fee6ce815aa865a7349edd3fab4.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.000a3652908fb13a6e28ad166c9111366c4d7ebc.001.1"] |
Safety Information
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Series begins 10 February 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.
Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 43/100, near Kinston (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.