Calamity
CriticalSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 67

Severe Weather in United States

AllenUnited StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 10 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 16 March 2026 at 04:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 16 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026 — 2 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 2 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Tornado Warning issued March 15 at 11:54PM EDT until March 16 at 12:30AM EDT by NWS Louisville KY

An estimated 187,770 people live within 50 km of this point.

How we know

Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 67 out of 100, at 81 % 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
SeverityCritical
Calamity Score (ours)67 / 100
Our confidence81%
Coordinates36.6655, -86.3967
Nearest CityGallatin (31 km)
Population Exposed187.8K within 50 km
Impact Tiersevere
Timestamp2026-03-16T03:54:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Tornado Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.797999a9052515b8c8b7aa59f43bcfc4

Score Breakdown

95
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventTornado Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescHardin, KY; Hart, KY; Larue, KY; Marion, KY; Nelson, KY; Washington, KY; Bullitt, KY; Hardin, KY; Meade, KY; Nelson, KY; Davidson, TN; Sumner, TN; Wilson, TN and 1 more areas
HeadlineTornado Warning issued March 15 at 11:54PM EDT until March 16 at 12:30AM EDT by NWS Louisville KY
Expires2026-03-16T00:30:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Louisville KY
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount4
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.797999a9052515b8c8b7aa59f43bcfc4833b6843.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d13c4917ac6a7c7a7549108a1c72ffe9c51efd22.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.268cb438dfebf6cf9f0a7bcf6016294860bb6f2c.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b2608a7bd6bc46e39a9353765426dd5f386c9cd6.001.1"]
Iem TypeSummaryG
Iem Magnitude68
Iem UnitMPH
Iem City2 WSW Woodbury
Iem CountyButler
Iem StateKY
Iem WfoLMK
MergedSources[{"id":"iem_G_37.160_-86.670_1773630300000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773630300000,"latitude":37.16,"longitude":-86.67}]

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 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 67/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.