Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 2 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
Nothing else has been detected within 20 km in the last 24 hours.
This alert expired on 16 March 2026 at 14:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 2nd strongest of the 74 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 10:01AM EDT until March 16 at 10:45AM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
An estimated 634,335 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- July 10, 2026 · score 43 · 5.4 km
- July 24, 2026 · score 48 · 6.7 km
- July 11, 2026 · score 43 · 7.4 km
How we know
Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 48 out of 100, at 88 % 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) | 48 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 88% |
| Coordinates | 35.7174, -80.4917 |
| Nearest City | Salisbury (6 km) |
| Population Exposed | 634.3K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T14:01:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.959d71c3761dd7158a733655a3ebfeb8 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Davidson, NC; Forsyth, NC; Guilford, NC; Stokes, NC; Surry, NC; Yadkin, NC; Floyd, VA; Patrick, VA; Cabarrus, NC; Mecklenburg, NC; Rowan, NC; Union, NC and 2 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 10:01AM EDT until March 16 at 10:45AM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC |
| Expires | 2026-03-16T10:45:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Raleigh NC |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 5 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.959d71c3761dd7158a733655a3ebfeb8ee3b91fe.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0f0831587c906b808df278bb44b3611c2b0713b9.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a9715cab32932d6d6f298375205f884492f875a3.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0cfb39e0bf6a5a55e845b9c4c05e49e13cceaa28.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.76d927597355f4e308268752c4fed7e99e1df556.001.1"] |
| Spc ReportType | wind |
| Spc Speed | 61 |
| Spc Location | 1 W Center City Charlot |
| Spc County | Mecklenburg |
| Spc State | NC |
| Spc Comments | Bank of America Stadium Weatherstem. (GSP) |
| Google News RssFeed | weather |
| Google News SourceName | WBTV |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"spc_wind_35.23_-80.85_9","source":"spc","severity":"medium","severityValue":45,"timestamp":1773668400000,"latitude":35.23,"longitude":-80.85},{"id":"gnews_weather_492683_141","source":"google_news","severity":"medium","severityValue":40,"timestamp":1773660152000,"latitude":35.23,"longitude":-80.84}] |
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 48/100, near Salisbury (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.