This alert expired on 16 March 2026 at 21:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 59 recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026 — 7 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 5 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 4:31PM EDT until March 16 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Melbourne FL
An estimated 505,486 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- May 10, 2026 · score 43 · 6.7 km
- May 8, 2026 · score 43 · 7.6 km
- May 10, 2026 · score 43 · 8.6 km
How we know
Confirmed by 14 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 48 out of 100, at 88 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Event Data
| Type | Severe weather |
| Severity | medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 48 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 88% |
| Coordinates | 29.0633, -81.0283 |
| Nearest City | Port Orange (9 km) |
| Population Exposed | 505.5K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T20:31:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9e8f3e43577e5653a7e47d7032c33d80802c3785.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Volusia, FL |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 4:31PM EDT until March 16 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Melbourne FL |
| Expires | 2026-03-16T17:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Melbourne FL |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Iem TypeSummary | G |
| Iem Magnitude | 53 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | 2 SSE Midway |
| Iem County | Seminole |
| Iem State | FL |
| Iem Wfo | MLB |
| Iem Remark | Orlando / Sanford Airport measured a peak wind gust of 53MPH/46KT from the west at 2:19 PM. |
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Safety Information
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Series begins 10 February 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 48/100, near Port Orange (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.