Calamity
CriticalSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 46

Severe Weather in United States

WhitleyUnited StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 3 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 35 recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026 — 2 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 3 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Tornado Warning issued March 16 at 2:36AM EDT until March 16 at 2:45AM EDT by NWS Jackson KY

Nearby, since 15 March 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 46 out of 100, at 68 % 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

TypeSevere Weather
SeverityCritical
Calamity Score (ours)46 / 100
Our confidence68%
Coordinates36.9445, -84.1064
Nearest CityRichmond (91 km)
Impact Tierminor
Timestamp2026-03-16T06:36:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.362a7a2dba26b40d560a772262e144fca984fda6.002.1

Score Breakdown

95
intensity
0
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventTornado Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescLaurel, KY; Whitley, KY
HeadlineTornado Warning issued March 16 at 2:36AM EDT until March 16 at 2:45AM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
Expires2026-03-16T02:45:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Jackson KY
HasExactCoordstrue
Spc ReportTypewind
Spc Speed62
Spc LocationLake Cumberland Regiona
Spc CountyPulaski
Spc StateKY
Spc Comments(JKL)
Iem TypeSummaryG
Iem Magnitude54
Iem UnitMPH
Iem City1 NNW Monticello
Iem CountyWayne
Iem StateKY

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.