This alert expired on 16 March 2026 at 15:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 2nd strongest of the 19 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 2 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Tornado Warning issued March 16 at 11:33AM EDT until March 16 at 11:45AM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
An estimated 57,485 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- July 8, 2026 · score 39 · 2.3 km
- March 16, 2026 · score 67 · 18.7 km
How we know
Confirmed by 3 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 | 36.6575, -79.2713 |
| Nearest City | Danville (14 km) |
| Population Exposed | 57.5K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | severe |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T15:33:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2840daaf11409ea521b1414c02c44d7a76d343cd.002.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Pittsylvania, VA |
| Headline | Tornado Warning issued March 16 at 11:33AM EDT until March 16 at 11:45AM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA |
| Expires | 2026-03-16T11:45:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Blacksburg VA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Spc ReportType | wind |
| Spc Speed | UNK |
| Spc Location | 1 NNW Reidsville |
| Spc County | Rockingham |
| Spc State | NC |
| Spc Comments | Tree down on powerline. (RNK) |
| Iem TypeSummary | D |
| Iem City | 1 NNW Reidsville |
| Iem County | Rockingham |
| Iem State | NC |
| Iem Wfo | RNK |
| Iem Remark | Tree down on powerline. |
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 Danville (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.