This alert expired on 16 March 2026 at 15:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the strongest of the 76 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 16 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Tornado Warning issued March 16 at 10:36AM EDT until March 16 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
An estimated 820,848 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- August 10, 2026 · score 48 · 6.8 km
- March 17, 2026 · score 48 · 10.5 km
- August 9, 2026 · score 48 · 15.2 km
How we know
Confirmed by 4 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 72 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
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Critical |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 72 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 88% |
| Coordinates | 36.1228, -79.9507 |
| Nearest City | Kernersville (11 km) |
| Population Exposed | 820.8K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | catastrophic |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T14:36:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Tornado Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c432783605d6f5a8a95352cbb86b267d |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Montgomery, NC; Moore, NC; Randolph, NC; Stanly, NC; Henry, VA; City of Martinsville, VA; Davidson, NC; Forsyth, NC; Guilford, NC |
| Headline | Tornado Warning issued March 16 at 10:36AM EDT until March 16 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC |
| Expires | 2026-03-16T11:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Raleigh NC |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 3 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c432783605d6f5a8a95352cbb86b267d3d417820.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0a675f92d1e63d6b8771263a67297480fa9d628f.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ac14cc0e39192e95eda0ba3b44563629f52619f0.001.1"] |
| Spc ReportType | wind |
| Spc Speed | UNK |
| Spc Location | 3 ESE Stuart |
| Spc County | Patrick |
| Spc State | VA |
| Spc Comments | Tree down along Big A School Road. Time estimated from radar. (RNK) |
| Iem TypeSummary | D |
| Iem City | 3 E Woodville |
| Iem County | Stokes |
| Iem State | NC |
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 72/100, near Kernersville (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.