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. 2 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 5:47AM EDT until March 16 at 6:15AM 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 · 0.7 km
- August 12, 2026 · score 43 · 9.9 km
- July 28, 2026 · score 67 · 21.4 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 | 35.8614, -82.7738 |
| Nearest City | Greeneville (34 km) |
| Population Exposed | 110.2K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Date | 2026-03-16 — time not reported by the source |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d54721ff1bc64936b544d995056559b2 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Burke, NC; Caldwell, NC; Cleveland, NC; Rutherford, NC; Buchanan, VA; Jackson, WV; Kanawha, WV; Putnam, WV; Roane, WV and 10 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 5:47AM EDT until March 16 at 6:15AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC |
| Expires | 2026-03-16T06:15:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 13 |
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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.