Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 22

Severe Weather in United States

United StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 4 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 17 March 2026 at 02:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 56 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026 — 42 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 2 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 9:52PM EDT until March 16 at 10:15PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA

Nearby, since 16 March 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 22 out of 100, at 63 % 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)22 / 100
Our confidence63%
Coordinates37.8499, -76.2415
Nearest CityWilliamsburg (77 km)
Impact Tierminor
Timestamp2026-03-17T01:52:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ca69b6c848080a38413f768116f9a90e

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
0
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescCamden, NC; Chowan, NC; Gates, NC; Pasquotank, NC; Perquimans, NC; Isle of Wight, VA; York, VA; City of Chesapeake, VA; City of Hampton, VA; City of Newport News, VA; City of Norfolk, VA; City of Poquoson, VA; City of Portsmouth, VA; City of Suffolk, VA; Gloucester, VA; Lancaster, VA; Mathews, VA; Middlesex, VA; Northumberland, VA; York, VA; Dorchester, MD; Somerset, MD; Wicomico, MD and 1 more areas
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 9:52PM EDT until March 16 at 10:15PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Expires2026-03-16T22:15:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Wakefield VA
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount4
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ca69b6c848080a38413f768116f9a90e006fe943.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e41c6ea05a9c323760531aebdb53908d2fb4aedf.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.94cdb5d93f54a5678c55acc4cfb55a66f2ed8304.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8acf42f3c561725a6ed1b1e7ceabd8fdd4484fd8.001.1"]
Iem TypeSummaryM
Iem Magnitude47
Iem UnitMPH
Iem City2 S Deltaville
Iem CountyMiddlesex
Iem StateVA
Iem WfoAKQ
Iem Remark41 kt gust at Tempest Wx Station 115717 Near Stove Point Road, Deltaville on the Piankatank River.
MergedSources[{"id":"iem_M_37.530_-76.330_1773693600000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773693600000,"latitude":37.53,"longitude":-76.33}]

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 22/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.