Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 34

Severe Weather near Parkersburg

WirtUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 17 March 2026 at 04:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 2nd strongest of the 41 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 4 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Snow Squall Warning issued March 17 at 12:13AM EDT until March 17 at 12:45AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV

An estimated 30,991 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 16 March 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 18 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 34 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)34 / 100
Our confidence88%
Coordinates39.0683, -81.3733
Nearest CityParkersburg (28 km)
Population Exposed31.0K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-03-17T04:13:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8d7597ca0a9661f1150b5e47129fbe92361257d7.001.1

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
40
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSnow Squall Warning
UrgencyExpected
CertaintyLikely
AreaDescAthens, OH; Gallia, OH; Meigs, OH; Washington, OH; Calhoun, WV; Jackson, WV; Mason, WV; Ritchie, WV; Roane, WV; Wirt, WV; Wood, WV
HeadlineSnow Squall Warning issued March 17 at 12:13AM EDT until March 17 at 12:45AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Expires2026-03-17T00:45:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Charleston WV
HasExactCoordstrue
Iem TypeSummaryS
Iem Magnitude5
Iem UnitInch
Iem CityGlenville
Iem CountyGilmer
Iem StateWV
Iem WfoRLX
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Safety Information

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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 34/100, near Parkersburg (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.