This alert expired on 17 March 2026 at 00:47 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 75 recorded within 20 km of this point since 17 March 2026 — 3 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 24 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Tornado Warning issued March 16 at 8:37PM EDT until March 16 at 8:45PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
An estimated 418,099 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 17 March 2026
- July 5, 2026 · score 43 · 8.0 km
- June 13, 2026 · score 43 · 8.6 km
- July 7, 2026 · score 43 · 8.7 km
How we know
Confirmed by 6 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 67 out of 100, at 88 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Event Data
| Type | Severe weather |
| Severity | critical |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 67 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 88% |
| Coordinates | 37.8261, -77.4694 |
| Nearest City | Laurel (21 km) |
| Population Exposed | 418.1K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | severe |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-17T00:37:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4e35c446d35b7aa0c40eea1076719da877e3bb78.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Hanover, VA |
| Headline | Tornado Warning issued March 16 at 8:37PM EDT until March 16 at 8:45PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA |
| Expires | 2026-03-16T20:47:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Wakefield VA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Spc ReportType | wind |
| Spc Speed | UNK |
| Spc Location | Amelia Courthouse |
| Spc County | Amelia |
| Spc State | VA |
| Spc Comments | Several reports of trees blocking roadways throughout the county. (AKQ) |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"spc_wind_38.20_-77.97_116","source":"spc","severity":"medium","severityValue":45,"timestamp":1773708140272,"latitude":38.2,"longitude":-77.97},{"id":"spc_wind_38.49_-77.58_124","source":"spc","severity":"medium","severityValue":45,"timestamp":1773708140272,"latitude":38.49,"longitude":-77.58},{"id":"spc_wind_38.27_-77.18_145","source":"spc","severity":"medium","severityValue":45,"timestamp":1773708140272,"latitude":38.27,"longitude":-77.18},{"id":"spc_wind_37.52_-78.17_197","source":"spc","severity":"medium","severityValue":45,"timestamp":1773708140272,"latitude":37.52,"longitude":-78.17},{"id":"spc_wind_37.34_-77.98_200","source":"spc","severity":"medium","severityValue":45,"timestamp":1773705660000,"latitude":37.34,"longitude":-77.98}] |
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 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 67/100, near Laurel (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.