Calamity
HighSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 55

Severe Weather near Shelbyville

BedfordUnited StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 6 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 08:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 54 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026 — 9 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. One more was recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Tornado Watch issued March 15 at 9:24PM EDT until March 16 at 4:00AM EDT by NWS Morristown TN

An estimated 278,730 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 16 March 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 55 out of 100, at 83 % 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
SeverityHigh
Calamity Score (ours)55 / 100
Our confidence83%
Coordinates35.5000, -86.6000
Nearest CityShelbyville (13 km)
Population Exposed278.7K within 50 km
Impact Tiersevere
Timestamp2026-03-16T01:24:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Tornado Watch_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c5465dbbebb9db65e7d42693d897e476

Score Breakdown

65
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventTornado Watch
UrgencyFuture
CertaintyPossible
AreaDescBledsoe, TN; Bradley, TN; Hamilton, TN; Marion, TN; Meigs, TN; Morgan, TN; Rhea, TN; Sequatchie, TN; Bedford, TN; Cannon, TN; Cheatham, TN; Clay, TN; Coffee, TN; Cumberland, TN; Davidson, TN; De Kalb, TN; Dickson, TN; Fentress, TN; Giles, TN; Grundy, TN; Hickman, TN; Houston, TN; Humphreys, TN; Jackson, TN; Lawrence, TN; Lewis, TN; Macon, TN; Marshall, TN; Maury, TN; Montgomery, TN; Overton, TN; Perry, TN; Pickett, TN; Putnam, TN; Robertson, TN; Rutherford, TN; Smith, TN; Stewart, TN; Sumner, TN; Trousdale, TN; Van Buren, TN; Warren, TN; Wayne, TN; White, TN; Williamson, TN; Wilson, TN
HeadlineTornado Watch issued March 15 at 9:24PM EDT until March 16 at 4:00AM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
Expires2026-03-16T04:00:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Morristown TN
HasExactCoordsfalse
MergedCount2
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c5465dbbebb9db65e7d42693d897e476e1697701.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.35bee6661af42c3caf94cf2f797cfb3367c0feb9.001.1"]
Iem TypeSummaryO
Iem City3 SE Ethridge
Iem CountyLawrence
Iem StateTN
Iem WfoOHX
Iem RemarkTree down across the road at Overnack Road and Roysden Drive.
MergedSources[{"id":"iem_O_35.280_-87.260_1773606060000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773606060000,"latitude":35.28,"longitude":-87.26}]

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