Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 39

Severe Weather near Gainesville

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Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 3 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.

6 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest 20 km from here.

This alert expired on 16 March 2026 at 11:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 8th strongest of the 27 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 3 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 6:27AM EDT until March 16 at 7:15AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA

An estimated 75,906 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 84 % 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 confidence84%
Coordinates34.4285, -83.6852
Nearest CityGainesville (19 km)
Population Exposed75.9K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-03-16T10:27:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.52ec19541dbfb19f598ba3d3e483f5fe

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
55
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescBanks, GA; Barrow, GA; Clarke, GA; Gwinnett, GA; Hall, GA; Jackson, GA; Madison, GA; Morgan, GA; Newton, GA; Oconee, GA; Rockdale, GA; Walton, GA; Habersham, GA; Rabun, GA; Haywood, NC; Jackson, NC; Macon, NC; Transylvania, NC and 3 more areas
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 6:27AM EDT until March 16 at 7:15AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Expires2026-03-16T07:15:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Peachtree City GA
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount6
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Spc ReportTypewind
Spc SpeedUNK
Spc Location2 WSW Hayesville
Spc CountyClay
Spc StateNC
Spc CommentsTrees down. (MRX)
MergedSources[{"id":"spc_wind_35.04_-83.86_396","source":"spc","severity":"medium","severityValue":45,"timestamp":1773655800000,"latitude":35.04,"longitude":-83.86}]

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