Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 43

Severe Weather in United States

MadisonUnited StatesNOAA

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

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

TypeSevere Weather
SeverityMedium
Calamity Score (ours)43 / 100
Our confidence76%
Coordinates35.8573, -82.7791
Nearest CityGreeneville (34 km)
Population Exposed110.2K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-03-16T10:01:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ab7a6b9cc43a93da96c3de6860df3497

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescBuchanan, 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
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 6:01AM EDT until March 16 at 6:15AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Expires2026-03-16T06:15:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Charleston WV
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount11
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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.