Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 23 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
9 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest 6 km from here.
This alert expired on 16 March 2026 at 11:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 3rd strongest of the 161 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued March 16 at 4:32AM EDT until March 16 at 7:00AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
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
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 78 % 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 | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 43 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 78% |
| Coordinates | 37.4000, -78.7000 |
| Nearest City | Lynchburg (39 km) |
| Population Exposed | 145.3K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T08:32:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6d4adb24741aaeca20759b37759e7c99eab6eee3.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Watch |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| AreaDesc | Buchanan, VA; Boone, WV; Cabell, WV; Fayette, WV; Kanawha, WV; Lincoln, WV; Logan, WV; McDowell, WV; Putnam, WV; Raleigh, WV; Wyoming, WV |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued March 16 at 4:32AM EDT until March 16 at 7:00AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV |
| Expires | 2026-03-16T07:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Charleston WV |
| HasExactCoords | false |
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Series begins 8 March 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.