This alert expired on 16 March 2026 at 04:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 123 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026 — 2 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 32 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Tornado Warning issued March 15 at 11:22PM EDT until March 16 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Louisville KY
An estimated 63,616 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- June 28, 2026 · score 39 · 19.2 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 63 out of 100, at 82 % 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) | 63 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 82% |
| Coordinates | 37.3532, -86.2855 |
| Nearest City | Bowling Green (43 km) |
| Population Exposed | 63.6K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | severe |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T03:22:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Tornado Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d28f75e7280f9965200bd71f2504eba7 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Breckinridge, KY; Bullitt, KY; Grayson, KY; Hardin, KY; Meade, KY; Nelson, KY; Edmonson, KY; Grayson, KY; Hardin, KY; Hart, KY; Clark, IN; Washington, IN and 2 more areas |
| Headline | Tornado Warning issued March 15 at 11:22PM EDT until March 16 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Louisville KY |
| Expires | 2026-03-16T00:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Louisville KY |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 5 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d28f75e7280f9965200bd71f2504eba72b352760.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.32b6e8ab8fa033788a4e0d3159040d133fdcd1a0.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b16f0024650c2e97dea4c4a6fdffade62cd37706.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.85920f7878f38a51869d9e94d90b84857afd34e1.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.02f1b9d43d1d50eff921991c09d3811379668bc4.001.1"] |
| Spc ReportType | wind |
| Spc Speed | 68 |
| Spc Location | 2 WSW Woodbury |
| Spc County | Butler |
| Spc State | KY |
| Spc Comments | (LMK) |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"spc_wind_37.16_-86.67_117","source":"spc","severity":"medium","severityValue":45,"timestamp":1773630300000,"latitude":37.16,"longitude":-86.67}] |
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 63/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.