Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 3 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 15:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 162 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026 — one other scored the same.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Tornado Warning issued March 16 at 10:52AM EDT until March 16 at 11:15AM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
An estimated 755,575 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- July 20, 2026 · score 48 · 6.8 km
- March 16, 2026 · score 72 · 8.0 km
- June 29, 2026 · score 41 · 10.9 km
How we know
Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 72 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 | Critical |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 72 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 87% |
| Coordinates | 36.2098, -79.7093 |
| Nearest City | Greensboro (17 km) |
| Population Exposed | 755.6K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | catastrophic |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T14:52:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Tornado Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6700a8f747852d509a47c863fd86783f |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Rockingham, NC; Montgomery, NC; Moore, NC; Randolph, NC; Henry, VA; Pittsylvania, VA; City of Martinsville, VA |
| Headline | Tornado Warning issued March 16 at 10:52AM 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 | 3 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6700a8f747852d509a47c863fd86783f6f9a0482.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c4b758ad0a43c16f33124e8b9aa42b77bd244f82.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5737a40e281acca24da6dbbcbe11b83ec3116ded.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 ESE Stuart |
| Iem County | Patrick |
| Iem State | VA |
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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