Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 12 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
23 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest 5 km from here.
This alert expired on 17 March 2026 at 00:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 243 recorded within 20 km of this point since 17 March 2026 — 3 others scored the same.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Tornado Warning issued March 16 at 8:19PM 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
- March 17, 2026 · score 67 · 2.2 km
- July 5, 2026 · score 43 · 7.6 km
- September 5, 2026 · score 49 · 7.9 km
How we know
Confirmed by 3 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.
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 | Critical |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 67 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 88% |
| Coordinates | 37.8100, -77.4835 |
| Nearest City | Laurel (19 km) |
| Population Exposed | 418.1K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | severe |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-17T00:19:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.787cce85b01efd055d8891f59e409fc3f593988b.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Goochland, VA; Hanover, VA; Henrico, VA |
| Headline | Tornado Warning issued March 16 at 8:19PM EDT until March 16 at 8:45PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA |
| Expires | 2026-03-16T20:45:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Wakefield VA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Spc ReportType | wind |
| Spc Speed | UNK |
| Spc Location | King George |
| Spc County | King George |
| Spc State | VA |
| Spc Comments | VDOT reported two trees down near King George. (LWX) |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"spc_wind_38.20_-77.97_116","source":"spc","severity":"medium","severityValue":45,"timestamp":1773706949871,"latitude":38.2,"longitude":-77.97},{"id":"spc_wind_38.27_-77.18_145","source":"spc","severity":"medium","severityValue":45,"timestamp":1773706949871,"latitude":38.27,"longitude":-77.18}] |
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 67/100, near Laurel (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.