Calamity
CriticalSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 58

Severe Weather near Dover

KentUnited StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 19 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 17 March 2026 at 03:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 2nd strongest of the 211 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 11 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 131 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Tornado Warning issued March 16 at 10:55PM EDT until March 16 at 11:15PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ

An estimated 39,403 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 11 March 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 58 out of 100, at 83 % 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)58 / 100
Our confidence83%
Coordinates38.9912, -75.3600
Nearest CityDover (23 km)
Population Exposed39.4K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-03-17T02:55:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.71d32575c2dee0e474d174e4d4a742fa05db2c00.001.1

Score Breakdown

95
intensity
40
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventTornado Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescKent, DE
HeadlineTornado Warning issued March 16 at 10:55PM EDT until March 16 at 11:15PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Expires2026-03-16T23:15:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Mount Holly NJ
HasExactCoordstrue
Spc ReportTypewind
Spc SpeedUNK
Spc LocationGreensboro
Spc CountyCaroline
Spc StateMD
Spc CommentsSignificant tree damage. Time estimated from radar. (PHI)
MergedSources[{"id":"spc_wind_38.98_-75.80_258","source":"spc","severity":"medium","severityValue":45,"timestamp":1773714420000,"latitude":38.98,"longitude":-75.8}]

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 58/100, near Dover (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.