This alert expired on 16 March 2026 at 04:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the strongest of the 24 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. 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 Warning issued March 15 at 11:33PM 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
- May 26, 2026 · score 39 · 6.0 km
How we know
Confirmed by 8 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 63 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) | 63 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 87% |
| Coordinates | 36.9095, -86.5328 |
| Nearest City | Bowling Green (12 km) |
| Population Exposed | 63.6K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | severe |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T03:33:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Tornado Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d38676956f9b90a1c435bdb169a21536 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Bullitt, 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 11:33PM 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.d38676956f9b90a1c435bdb169a21536315c23e1.002.1","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:2.49.0.1.840.0.19e78d62efc7b54bdf37443fc0939e515b1d03ee.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.89be1214d38748aba61a1ef4ad356cee36d67814.001.1"] |
| Spc ReportType | wind |
| Spc Speed | 68 |
| Spc Location | 2 WSW Woodbury |
| Spc County | Butler |
| Spc State | KY |
| Spc Comments | (LMK) |
| Iem TypeSummary | D |
| Iem City | Drakesboro |
| Iem County | Muhlenberg |
| Iem State | KY |
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, near Bowling Green (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.