This alert expired on 16 March 2026 at 18:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 29 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026 — 8 others scored the same. 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: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 2:10PM EDT until March 16 at 2:30PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
An estimated 416,606 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- March 16, 2026 · score 43 · 4.5 km
- June 12, 2026 · score 37 · 5.1 km
- July 15, 2026 · score 43 · 9.0 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 76 % 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 | 76% |
| Coordinates | 41.0356, -75.5800 |
| Nearest City | Hazleton (34 km) |
| Population Exposed | 416.6K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T18:10:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.15362268eb44a5a2d848c9142beb8e5e32e118d6.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Carbon, PA; Lehigh, PA; Monroe, PA; Northampton, PA |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 2:10PM EDT until March 16 at 2:30PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ |
| Expires | 2026-03-16T14:30:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Mount Holly NJ |
| HasExactCoords | true |
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Series begins 10 February 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.
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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 43/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.