Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 17 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 16 March 2026 at 19:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 8 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026 — one other scored the same.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Tornado Warning issued March 16 at 2:45PM EDT until March 16 at 3:15PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC
Urban PEI: 72,040 within a heuristic 50 km radius; not unique people.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- March 16, 2026 · score 63 · 2.4 km
- June 14, 2026 · score 39 · 7.4 km
- September 4, 2026 · 14.0 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 63 out of 100.
This is our versioned heuristic index, not source severity or a calibrated probability. Urban PEI does not count unique people.
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) | 63 / 100 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.77/1 |
| Coordinates | 33.5793, -79.1780 |
| Nearest City | Socastee (20 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 72.0K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | severe |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T18:45:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9694d37755b023f7a997d36f5564896650accfda.001.1 |
Physical priority index · v1. Heuristic priority, not calibrated probability, predictive accuracy or damage. The legacy data-support index combines assigned source support and field availability. Urban PEI is distance-weighted and does not count unique people; zero does not establish that nobody is present. Model cards.
Source and revision timeline
Source: noaa. Occurrence: 2026-03-16T18:45:00.000Z.
First archived: 2026-03-16T18:49:37.026Z. Material modification: not recorded.
Retained revisions are prospective; earlier versions may be unavailable. No revision entry does not prove that a record never changed.
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Georgetown, SC |
| Headline | Tornado Warning issued March 16 at 2:45PM EDT until March 16 at 3:15PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC |
| Expires | 2026-03-16T15:15:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Wilmington NC |
| HasExactCoords | true |
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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