This alert expired on 16 March 2026 at 08:06 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 18 recorded within 20 km of this point since 12 March 2026 — 6 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 4 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 3:56AM EDT until March 16 at 4:00AM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH
An estimated 142,095 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 12 March 2026
- March 12, 2026 · score 43 · 4.7 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.
Event Data
| Type | Severe weather |
| Severity | medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 43 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 76% |
| Coordinates | 40.8351, -82.2306 |
| Nearest City | Ashland (8 km) |
| Population Exposed | 142.1K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T07:56:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fe90669bd2adfb924535a4bb3c390355 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Knox, OH; Lorain, OH |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 3:56AM EDT until March 16 at 4:00AM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH |
| Expires | 2026-03-16T04:06:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Cleveland OH |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fe90669bd2adfb924535a4bb3c39035540dd068f.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.01985aacf3552c7fe5b2b2debe2aa7d201aa082d.001.1"] |
Safety Information
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Series begins 10 February 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.
This data is aggregated algorithmically from scientific sources. Not a replacement for official emergency warnings.
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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 43/100, near Ashland (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.