Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 6 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 23:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 161 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026 — one other 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: Tornado Watch issued March 16 at 10:52AM EDT until March 16 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
An estimated 145,329 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- September 4, 2026 · score 37 · 0.0 km
- September 2, 2026 · score 37 · 0.0 km
- August 11, 2026 · score 43 · 0.0 km
How we know
Confirmed by 7 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 55 out of 100, at 88 % 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 | High |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 55 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 88% |
| Coordinates | 37.4000, -78.7000 |
| Nearest City | Lynchburg (39 km) |
| Population Exposed | 145.3K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | severe |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T14:52:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5d3131305280ecf1b3c1d5a55c381b8c824ef1f9.002.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Watch |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| AreaDesc | Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA; Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA; Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA; Currituck Sound; Chesapeake Bay from Little Creek VA to Cape Henry VA including the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel; Rappahannock River from Urbanna to Windmill Point; York River; James River from Jamestown to the James River Bridge; James River from James River Bridge to Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel |
| Headline | Tornado Watch issued March 16 at 10:52AM EDT until March 16 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA |
| Expires | 2026-03-16T19:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Wakefield VA |
| HasExactCoords | false |
| Spc ReportType | wind |
| Spc Speed | UNK |
| Spc Location | 1 N Mcrae |
| Spc County | Cumberland |
| Spc State | VA |
| Spc Comments | Tree downed and partially blocking roadway at Shiloh and US-60. (AKQ) |
| Iem TypeSummary | D |
| Iem City | 1 NE Brookneal |
| Iem County | Campbell |
| Iem State | VA |
| Iem Wfo | RNK |
| Iem Remark | 911 Call Center reported tree down off Juniper Cliff road in the Brookneal area of Campbell County Virginia. |
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 55/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.