This alert expired on 16 March 2026 at 19:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 8th strongest of the 26 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 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 2:41PM EDT until March 16 at 3:30PM EDT by NWS Jacksonville FL
An estimated 58,218 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- July 26, 2026 · score 39 · 7.0 km
- March 15, 2026 · score 39 · 9.4 km
- May 23, 2026 · score 39 · 10.4 km
How we know
Confirmed by 4 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 39 out of 100, at 87 % 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 | 87% |
| Coordinates | 29.4240, -81.7398 |
| Nearest City | Ocala (47 km) |
| Population Exposed | 58.2K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T18:41:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.66b8d5652d5cad01c8e2ee0ce55dcfd8 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Alachua, FL; Marion, FL; Putnam, FL; Flagler, FL; Putnam, FL; St. Johns, FL |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 2:41PM EDT until March 16 at 3:30PM EDT by NWS Jacksonville FL |
| Expires | 2026-03-16T15:30:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Jacksonville FL |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.66b8d5652d5cad01c8e2ee0ce55dcfd867b6324f.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1d6991483a68bda6d8f7750e9f3501b2bf12a5b4.001.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | G |
| Iem Magnitude | 40 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | Ocala Airport |
| Iem County | Marion |
| Iem State | FL |
| Iem Wfo | JAX |
| Iem Remark | AWOS station KOCF Ocala Airport - Jim Taylor Fld measured a 40 mph gust. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_G_29.700_-82.280_1773681720000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773681720000,"latitude":29.7,"longitude":-82.28},{"id":"iem_G_29.410_-82.170_1773683100000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773683100000,"latitude":29.41,"longitude":-82.17},{"id":"iem_G_29.170_-82.220_1773683460000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773683460000,"latitude":29.17,"longitude":-82.22}] |
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.