This alert expired on 16 March 2026 at 11:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 15 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026 — 10 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 4 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 5:50AM EDT until March 16 at 7:00AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
An estimated 110,150 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- March 16, 2026 · score 43 · 10.5 km
- July 3, 2026 · score 39 · 18.1 km
- August 12, 2026 · score 43 · 18.3 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 78 % 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) | 43 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 78% |
| Coordinates | 35.7734, -82.8336 |
| Nearest City | Asheville (32 km) |
| Population Exposed | 110.2K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T09:50:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.78e31db2ea852216e975cfdbb99b75c7 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Habersham, GA; Rabun, GA; Cocke, TN; Greene, TN; Sevier, TN; Cherokee, GA; Dawson, GA; Forsyth, GA; Hall, GA; Lumpkin, GA; Towns, GA; Union, GA; White, GA and 11 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 5:50AM EDT until March 16 at 7:00AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC |
| Expires | 2026-03-16T07:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 14 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.78e31db2ea852216e975cfdbb99b75c713f39182.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.232df8102819dbb69bf804ecc863ca7ea16eb1dc.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.36f60f1eaef17449c44bb31c8169285447bf9eb9.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d54721ff1bc64936b544d995056559b23bea402b.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e239f24a53e544aa7f7f8a74bf0deddd54d1a1b3.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.174e604d1f84c7fe5924e30cc245187776c1143d.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7447cda8349eab5709dfbe261e493a2b905ae38f.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0d25f4944b9945f3e23c67efed9d661c62e3f117.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.059ccbf40daf9f6f6e8f3fe3e47df5461d5d93ad.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c26f7f69ad5eca61d278d90cb4dca45bdded0441.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9e6462efeca968e8c5365eedcfb728a281f6f356.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3ae0d7907de8708d87952d73b33055d4a53e3c90.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.079f06cbfda5a6e1c48edd8abcd2debf32deca69.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.321cee469e721371a88c126e3e0e78aba5a17ce9.001.1"] |
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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 43/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.