This alert expired on 12 March 2026 at 16:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 6th strongest of the 18 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 12 March 2026.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 12 at 11:25AM EDT until March 12 at 12:00PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
An estimated 439,261 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 12 March 2026
- July 23, 2026 · score 43 · 6.3 km
- June 19, 2026 · score 52 · 10.9 km
- May 28, 2026 · score 43 · 13.2 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 83 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Event Data
| Type | Severe weather |
| Severity | medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 43 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 83% |
| Coordinates | 35.5078, -79.1044 |
| Nearest City | Sanford (8 km) |
| Population Exposed | 439.3K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-12T15:25:00.000Z |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Chatham, NC; Harnett, NC; Lee, NC; Moore, NC |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 12 at 11:25AM EDT until March 12 at 12:00PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC |
| Expires | 2026-03-12T12:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Raleigh NC |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Iem TypeSummary | G |
| Iem Magnitude | 52 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | 1 SSW Whispering Pines |
| Iem County | Moore |
| Iem State | NC |
| Iem Wfo | RAH |
| Iem Remark | Peak wind gust of 52 at KSOP, the Moore County Airport, at 1113 am EDT. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_G_35.240_-79.390_1773328380000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773328380000,"latitude":35.24,"longitude":-79.39}] |
Safety Information
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Series begins 10 February 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.
Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 43/100, near Sanford (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 194 scientific monitoring sources.