This alert expired on 17 March 2026 at 00:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 154 recorded within 20 km of this point since 12 March 2026 — 14 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 23 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Tornado Watch issued March 16 at 7:02PM EDT until March 16 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
An estimated 198,761 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 12 March 2026
- August 11, 2026 · score 43 · 0.0 km
- July 29, 2026 · score 43 · 0.0 km
- July 28, 2026 · score 43 · 0.0 km
How we know
Confirmed by 20 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 55 out of 100, at 87 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Event Data
| Type | Severe weather |
| Severity | high |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 55 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 87% |
| Coordinates | 35.6000, -79.8000 |
| Nearest City | Asheboro (12 km) |
| Population Exposed | 198.8K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | severe |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T23:02:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a9d7e55b636975d66717b926799ffb13a573ff66.003.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Watch |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| AreaDesc | S of Oregon Inlet NC to Cape Hatteras NC out to 20 nm; S of Cape Hatteras NC to Ocracoke Inlet NC out to 20 nm; S of Ocracoke Inlet NC to Cape Lookout NC out to 20 nm; S of Cape Lookout NC to Surf City NC out to 20 nm |
| Headline | Tornado Watch issued March 16 at 7:02PM EDT until March 16 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC |
| Expires | 2026-03-16T20:15:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Newport/Morehead City NC |
| HasExactCoords | false |
| Spc ReportType | wind |
| Spc Speed | UNK |
| Spc Location | 3 SSE Jordan Lake |
| Spc County | Chatham |
| Spc State | NC |
| Spc Comments | Tree down at Pea Ridge Road and Beaver Creek Road. (RAH) |
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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 10 February 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 55/100, near Asheboro (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 187 scientific monitoring sources.