This alert expired on 16 March 2026 at 10:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 6th strongest of the 23 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 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 6:01AM EDT until March 16 at 6:15AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
An estimated 110,150 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- August 12, 2026 · score 43 · 10.4 km
- July 28, 2026 · score 67 · 22.1 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 76 % 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 | 76% |
| Coordinates | 35.8573, -82.7791 |
| Nearest City | Greeneville (34 km) |
| Population Exposed | 110.2K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T10:01:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ab7a6b9cc43a93da96c3de6860df3497 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Buchanan, VA; McDowell, WV; Wyoming, WV; Clay, WV; Fayette, WV; Kanawha, WV; Nicholas, WV; Boone, WV; Fayette, WV; Kanawha, WV; Raleigh, WV; Wyoming, WV and 8 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 6:01AM EDT until March 16 at 6:15AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV |
| Expires | 2026-03-16T06:15:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Charleston WV |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 11 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ab7a6b9cc43a93da96c3de6860df349737b15398.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3027ced99ef4e83c91fabceab5256312852a48c4.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.63bb2c7d8fd2261090853a8471ee95d52f63ef23.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.978c5db5c1851ea336e0dc86478428b3d1cfb1f7.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.232df8102819dbb69bf804ecc863ca7ea16eb1dc.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d54721ff1bc64936b544d995056559b23bea402b.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.059ccbf40daf9f6f6e8f3fe3e47df5461d5d93ad.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3ae0d7907de8708d87952d73b33055d4a53e3c90.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0e8461bee5becc4a7da2ccbf7e07d446609c3a09.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7b50bb1e953752a27bab92a928688fb8da4bd9a1.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.78e31db2ea852216e975cfdbb99b75c713f39182.001.1"] |
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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.