This alert expired on 16 March 2026 at 06:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 35 recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026 — one other scored the same. The last comparable one was on 15 March 2026. 3 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Tornado Warning issued March 16 at 1:42AM EDT until March 16 at 2:15AM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 46 out of 100, at 57 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Event Data
| Type | Severe weather |
| Severity | critical |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 46 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 57% |
| Coordinates | 36.7536, -84.9424 |
| Nearest City | Cookeville (83 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T05:42:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Tornado Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6b9fb905b09024d91a0d8b96fb6f4261 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | McCreary, KY; Wayne, KY; Clinton, KY; Cumberland, KY |
| Headline | Tornado Warning issued March 16 at 1:42AM EDT until March 16 at 2:15AM EDT by NWS Jackson KY |
| Expires | 2026-03-16T02:15:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Jackson KY |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6b9fb905b09024d91a0d8b96fb6f426158257c4c.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b567362e7a9055f521ec651005fadcb8ff0dc493.002.1"] |
Safety Information
If a tornado warning is issued: go to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor, away from windows. A vehicle and a mobile home are not shelter. Cover your head and neck. Wait for the official all-clear before going outside, and watch for downed power lines and gas leaks afterwards.
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.
Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 46/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.