Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 39

Severe Weather in United States

TorranceUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 17 March 2026 at 11:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 5th strongest of the 137 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 8 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 28 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Storm Warning issued March 16 at 2:34PM AKDT until March 17 at 5:00PM AKDT by NWS Anchorage AK

An estimated 56,312 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 8 March 2026

How we know

One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.

Our own score for this event is 39 out of 100, at 79 % 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)39 / 100
Our confidence79%
Coordinates34.8000, -106.2000
Nearest CityLos Lunas (48 km)
Population Exposed56.3K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-03-16T22:00:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Storm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a8f64763ac8c539317468c8c1a04896d

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
55
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventStorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescSitkinak to Castle Cape out to 15 NM
HeadlineStorm Warning issued March 16 at 2:34PM AKDT until March 17 at 5:00PM AKDT by NWS Anchorage AK
Expires2026-03-17T03:30:00-08:00
SenderNameNWS Anchorage AK
HasExactCoordsfalse
MergedCount3
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a8f64763ac8c539317468c8c1a04896d2a1e6856.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4e85da6c6c5dfcd72750f8cf53c60978a7885bbe.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.40bc18009a8c0c4baabf7864c08158b586f89df4.002.1"]

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 39/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.