Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 7 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.
It is the 4th strongest of the 53 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 16 March 2026. 2 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 9:13PM EDT until March 16 at 10:15PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- July 12, 2026 · score 22 · 6.8 km
- June 23, 2026 · score 22 · 11.7 km
- June 14, 2026 · score 22 · 17.3 km
How we know
Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 22 out of 100, at 68 % 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) | 22 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 68% |
| Coordinates | 37.8772, -76.5653 |
| Nearest City | Williamsburg (69 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-17T01:13:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e7d642058979f32289dd8f072b3afdb5 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Bertie, NC; Camden, NC; Chowan, NC; Gates, NC; Hertford, NC; Pasquotank, NC; Perquimans, NC; Isle of Wight, VA; Southampton, VA; York, VA; City of Chesapeake, VA; City of Franklin, 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; Charles City, VA; Essex, VA; Gloucester, VA; James City, VA; King and Queen, VA; King William, VA; Lancaster, VA; Mathews, VA; Middlesex, VA; New Kent, VA; Northumberland, VA; Richmond, VA; Surry, VA; Westmoreland, VA; York, VA; City of Newport News, VA; City of Williamsburg, VA; Anne Arundel, MD; Calvert, MD; Charles, MD; Prince Georges, MD; St. Marys, MD and 1 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 9:13PM EDT until March 16 at 10:15PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA |
| Expires | 2026-03-16T22:15:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Wakefield VA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 4 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e7d642058979f32289dd8f072b3afdb587c452f9.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.491915b7166a0513b17f74ca8f17d288ca3de89d.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.503b301d015791513e96efa0e62605d194445796.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7fc0d4f624cc0bc1a00ca3b9678939e46a18fb2c.001.1"] |
| Spc ReportType | wind |
| Spc Speed | UNK |
| Spc Location | King George |
| Spc County | King George |
| Spc State | VA |
| Spc Comments | VDOT reported two trees down near King George. (LWX) |
| Iem TypeSummary | M |
| Iem Magnitude | 47 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | 2 S Deltaville |
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.