Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 4 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
9 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest 17 km from here.
This alert expired on 16 March 2026 at 15:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the strongest of the 64 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Tornado Warning issued March 16 at 10:44AM EDT until March 16 at 11:15AM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
An estimated 785,601 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- March 16, 2026 · score 48 · 4.2 km
- July 7, 2026 · score 48 · 10.0 km
- July 7, 2026 · score 48 · 15.0 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 72 out of 100, at 77 % 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 | 77% |
| Coordinates | 35.9033, -79.7964 |
| Nearest City | Greensboro (19 km) |
| Population Exposed | 785.6K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | catastrophic |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T14:44:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Tornado Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.60221144653b199b4237c593180607a4 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Rockingham, NC; Montgomery, NC; Moore, NC; Randolph, NC; Stanly, NC |
| Headline | Tornado Warning issued March 16 at 10:44AM EDT until March 16 at 11:15AM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA |
| Expires | 2026-03-16T11:15:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Blacksburg VA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.60221144653b199b4237c593180607a4255c2a4b.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c432783605d6f5a8a95352cbb86b267d3d417820.001.1"] |
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 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 Greensboro (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.