Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 16 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
6 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest <1 km from here.
This alert expired on 17 March 2026 at 00:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 160 recorded within 20 km of this point since 12 March 2026 — 14 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 14 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Tornado Watch issued March 16 at 1:21PM EDT until March 16 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
An estimated 198,761 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 12 March 2026
- September 5, 2026 · score 37 · 0.0 km
- September 4, 2026 · score 37 · 0.0 km
- August 11, 2026 · score 43 · 0.0 km
How we know
Confirmed by 11 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 55 out of 100, at 87 % 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 | High |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 55 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 87% |
| Coordinates | 35.6000, -79.8000 |
| Nearest City | Asheboro (12 km) |
| Population Exposed | 198.8K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | severe |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T17:21:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Tornado Watch_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8f8e9448cfc93b3157ae14f5756b17ad |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Watch |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| AreaDesc | Cumberland, NC; Harnett, NC; Wake, NC; Edgecombe, NC; Franklin, NC; Halifax, NC; Johnston, NC; Nash, NC; Sampson, NC; Warren, NC; Wayne, NC; Wilson, NC; Caswell, NC; Buckingham, VA; Charlotte, VA; Halifax, VA and 2 more areas |
| Headline | Tornado Watch issued March 16 at 1:21PM EDT until March 16 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC |
| Expires | 2026-03-16T20:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Raleigh NC |
| HasExactCoords | false |
| MergedCount | 5 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8f8e9448cfc93b3157ae14f5756b17ad8855b020.001.2","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8f8e9448cfc93b3157ae14f5756b17ad8855b020.003.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1e37a593cba81eb2be4512c776fd7f4505e75b22.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.360f5c1320c3f9cfddcfc5b7f0e0da806d6ab078.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.360f5c1320c3f9cfddcfc5b7f0e0da806d6ab078.002.1"] |
| Spc ReportType | wind |
| Spc Speed | UNK |
| Spc Location | Badin |
| Spc County | Stanly |
| Spc State | NC |
| Spc Comments | Trees down in Badin. (RAH) |
| Iem TypeSummary | D |
| Iem City | Badin |
| Iem County | Stanly |
| 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 55/100, near Asheboro (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.