Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 43

Severe Weather near Merritt Island

BrevardUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 15 March 2026 at 21:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 144 recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026 — 50 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 3 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 15 at 4:13PM EDT until March 15 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Melbourne FL

An estimated 347,890 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 15 March 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 88 % 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 confidence88%
Coordinates28.2711, -80.6434
Nearest CityMerritt Island (11 km)
Population Exposed347.9K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-03-15T20:13:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe-Thunderstorm-Warning_noaa_urn-oid-2_49_0_1_840_0_3f13bbb69a3d9d2a3525a7d3b1d0e4c8

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescBrevard, FL
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued March 15 at 4:13PM EDT until March 15 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Melbourne FL
Expires2026-03-15T17:00:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Melbourne FL
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount2
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3f13bbb69a3d9d2a3525a7d3b1d0e4c831294861.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2a57876846e5c7547ead3a7acf31a61e077e2a29.001.1"]
Iem TypeSummaryH
Iem Magnitude1
Iem UnitInch
Iem City3 W Grant-Valkaria
Iem CountyBrevard
Iem StateFL
Iem WfoMLB
Iem RemarkOff duty NWS employee reported dime to quarter sized hail near Ramblebrook St. in Malabar.
MergedSources[{"id":"iem_G_28.080_-80.610_1773603120000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773603120000,"latitude":28.08,"longitude":-80.61},{"id":"iem_H_27.940_-80.600_1773603420000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773603420000,"latitude":27.94,"longitude":-80.6}]

Safety Information

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Series begins 8 March 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 Merritt Island (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.