Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 8 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 06:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 36 recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026 — 3 others scored the same. The last comparable one was on 15 March 2026. 2 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Tornado Warning issued March 16 at 2:09AM EDT until March 16 at 2:45AM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- May 19, 2026 · score 22 · 4.4 km
- August 13, 2026 · score 22 · 12.0 km
- August 7, 2026 · score 22 · 16.8 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 46 out of 100, at 58 % 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) | 46 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 58% |
| Coordinates | 36.8977, -84.2062 |
| Nearest City | Richmond (95 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T06:09:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.08c7473b0dd8bcf720ee33ae3d9840b1355255b1.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Laurel, KY; McCreary, KY; Pulaski, KY; Wayne, KY; Whitley, KY |
| Headline | Tornado Warning issued March 16 at 2:09AM EDT until March 16 at 2:45AM EDT by NWS Jackson KY |
| Expires | 2026-03-16T02:45:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Jackson KY |
| HasExactCoords | true |
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 46/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.