Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 4 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
8 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest 16 km from here.
This alert expired on 16 March 2026 at 14:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 4th strongest of the 104 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 5 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 10:10AM EDT until March 16 at 10:30AM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
An estimated 583,919 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- August 29, 2026 · score 48 · 5.8 km
- August 28, 2026 · score 48 · 5.8 km
- June 23, 2026 · score 43 · 8.0 km
How we know
Confirmed by 4 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 | 35.8551, -80.4070 |
| Nearest City | Lexington (15 km) |
| Population Exposed | 583.9K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T14:10:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4e706714f630f368d86a0895ab37fa2d |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Stokes, NC; Patrick, VA; Cabarrus, NC; Rowan, NC; Union, NC; Rockingham, NC; Stokes, NC; Franklin, VA; Henry, VA; Patrick, VA; City of Martinsville, VA and 3 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 10:10AM EDT until March 16 at 10:30AM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA |
| Expires | 2026-03-16T10:30:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Blacksburg VA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 6 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4e706714f630f368d86a0895ab37fa2d96d9f90c.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.27bbce27226051e6e0826593889c4d232e9ca90c.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1b645712c03629bfac85f3dce4310a31b89f4fb9.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.959d71c3761dd7158a733655a3ebfeb8ee3b91fe.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0cfb39e0bf6a5a55e845b9c4c05e49e13cceaa28.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.76d927597355f4e308268752c4fed7e99e1df556.001.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | D |
| Iem City | 3 NW Harmony |
| Iem County | Iredell |
| Iem State | NC |
| Iem Wfo | GSP |
| Iem Remark | Multiple trees down on HWY 901. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_D_35.960_-80.940_1773668940000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773668940000,"latitude":35.96,"longitude":-80.94},{"id":"iem_D_35.740_-80.900_1773668820000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773668820000,"latitude":35.74,"longitude":-80.9},{"id":"iem_D_35.990_-80.800_1773668460000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773668460000,"latitude":35.99,"longitude":-80.8}] |
Safety Information
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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 48/100, near Lexington (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.