Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 39

Severe Weather in United States

PutnamUnited StatesNOAA

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

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

TypeSevere Weather
SeverityMedium
Calamity Score (ours)39 / 100
Our confidence87%
Coordinates29.4240, -81.7398
Nearest CityOcala (47 km)
Population Exposed58.2K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-03-16T18:41:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.66b8d5652d5cad01c8e2ee0ce55dcfd8

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
55
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescAlachua, FL; Marion, FL; Putnam, FL; Flagler, FL; Putnam, FL; St. Johns, FL
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 2:41PM EDT until March 16 at 3:30PM EDT by NWS Jacksonville FL
Expires2026-03-16T15:30:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Jacksonville FL
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount2
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 TypeSummaryG
Iem Magnitude40
Iem UnitMPH
Iem CityOcala Airport
Iem CountyMarion
Iem StateFL
Iem WfoJAX
Iem RemarkAWOS 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.