Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 7 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
80 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest <1 km from here.
This alert expired on 16 March 2026 at 15:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 16th strongest of the 239 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 12 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 12 March 2026. One more was recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued March 16 at 4:36AM EDT until March 16 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
An estimated 198,761 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 12 March 2026
- September 5, 2026 · score 32 · 0.0 km
- September 5, 2026 · score 37 · 0.0 km
- September 4, 2026 · score 37 · 0.0 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 76 % 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 | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 43 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 76% |
| Coordinates | 35.6000, -79.8000 |
| Nearest City | Asheboro (12 km) |
| Population Exposed | 198.8K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T08:36:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9730143927f8b116c71699c1dc0808483a63c27f.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Watch |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| AreaDesc | Alleghany, NC; Ashe, NC; Surry, NC; Watauga, NC; Wilkes, NC; Yadkin, NC; Bland, VA; Carroll, VA; Craig, VA; Floyd, VA; Giles, VA; Grayson, VA; Montgomery, VA; Pulaski, VA; Smyth, VA; Tazewell, VA; Wythe, VA; City of Galax, VA; City of Radford, VA; Greenbrier, WV; Mercer, WV; Monroe, WV; Summers, WV |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued March 16 at 4:36AM EDT until March 16 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA |
| Expires | 2026-03-16T11:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Blacksburg VA |
| HasExactCoords | false |
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 43/100, near Asheboro (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.