This alert expired on 16 March 2026 at 10:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 4th strongest of the 62 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 8 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 6:17AM EDT until March 16 at 6:30AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
An estimated 63,894 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- March 16, 2026 · score 39 · 0.0 km
- July 12, 2026 · score 39 · 6.3 km
- July 22, 2026 · score 63 · 10.6 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 39 out of 100, at 82 % 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) | 39 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 82% |
| Coordinates | 38.0982, -81.2017 |
| Nearest City | Beckley (35 km) |
| Population Exposed | 63.9K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T10:17:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.650f394fe9af105b4e5335c013feb323 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Clay, WV; Fayette, WV; Nicholas, WV; Fayette, WV; Raleigh, WV; Wyoming, WV |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 6:17AM EDT until March 16 at 6:30AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV |
| Expires | 2026-03-16T06:30:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Charleston WV |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.650f394fe9af105b4e5335c013feb323108bc563.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.79610459169debcca285643504c3e877b6abe8be.002.1"] |
| Spc ReportType | wind |
| Spc Speed | UNK |
| Spc Location | 4 E Chapmanville |
| Spc County | Logan |
| Spc State | WV |
| Spc Comments | Tree in Roadway on CR-7 (Garrett Fork Road and Barkers Fork Road). (RLX) |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"spc_wind_37.96_-81.94_380","source":"spc","severity":"medium","severityValue":45,"timestamp":1773652020000,"latitude":37.96,"longitude":-81.94}] |
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 39/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.