Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 43

Severe Weather near Shelbyville

BedfordUnited StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 9 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.

One other detection within 20 km in the last 24 hours, 12 km from here.

This alert expired on 16 March 2026 at 11:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 12th strongest of the 55 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 18 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued March 16 at 4:43AM EDT until March 16 at 7:00AM EDT by NWS Morristown TN

An estimated 278,730 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 16 March 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 8 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 43 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

TypeSevere Weather
SeverityMedium
Calamity Score (ours)43 / 100
Our confidence88%
Coordinates35.5000, -86.6000
Nearest CityShelbyville (13 km)
Population Exposed278.7K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-03-16T08:43:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.86249213f72d8f00968d9026033cb03e3430de6f.003.1

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Watch
UrgencyFuture
CertaintyPossible
AreaDescBlount, TN; Carter, TN; Cocke, TN; Grainger, TN; Greene, TN; Hamblen, TN; Hancock, TN; Hawkins, TN; Jefferson, TN; Johnson, TN; Sevier, TN; Sullivan, TN; Unicoi, TN; Washington, TN; Lee, VA; Russell, VA; Scott, VA; Washington, VA; Wise, VA; City of Bristol, VA; City of Norton, VA
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Watch issued March 16 at 4:43AM EDT until March 16 at 7:00AM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
Expires2026-03-16T07:00:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Morristown TN
HasExactCoordsfalse
Spc ReportTypewind
Spc SpeedUNK
Spc Location7 NNE Harvest
Spc CountyMadison
Spc StateAL
Spc CommentsTree down at this location. (HUN)
Iem TypeSummaryD
Iem CityColumbia
Iem CountyMaury
Iem StateTN
Iem WfoOHX
Iem RemarkAround 6500 customers without power across Maury County. Tree limbs and powerlines reported down across roadways with some damage to homes reported.

Safety Information

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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 43/100, near Shelbyville (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.