Tornado Warning issued March 17 at 12:09AM EDT until March 17 at 12:15AM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Geographic Context
This weather event occurred near Lakewood (approximately 10 km away) in United States, an area that experiences a range of natural hazards. An estimated 1.3M people live within 50 km of the event location, placing this in the "catastrophic" population impact tier.
Event Assessment
This event is a weather event classified as critical severity. Calamity.live has classified it as "critical" severity with a severity value of 95. The computed Calamity Score is 76 out of 100, indicating a significant event requiring close monitoring. The primary scoring components are: population (100), intensity (95), historical (80). Data for this event was sourced from noaa, one of the 196 scientific monitoring sources aggregated by Calamity.live.
Regional Monitoring Context
United States has a documented history of weather events. Monitoring for weather events in the region relies on a combination of ground-based sensors, satellite remote sensing, and official reporting from national agencies. The frequency and severity of such events are tracked over time to support risk assessment and emergency preparedness.
Event Data
| Type | Weather |
| Severity | critical |
| Severity Value | 95 |
| Calamity Score | 76 / 100 |
| Confidence | 82% |
| Coordinates | 40.0940, -74.3400 |
| Nearest City | Lakewood (10 km) |
| Population Exposed | 1.3M within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | catastrophic |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-17T04:09:00.000Z |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Monmouth, NJ; Ocean, NJ |
| Headline | Tornado Warning issued March 17 at 12:09AM EDT until March 17 at 12:15AM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ |
| Expires | 2026-03-17T00:16:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Mount Holly NJ |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Spc ReportType | wind |
| Spc Speed | 60 |
| Spc Location | Mount Holly WFO |
| Spc County | Burlington |
| Spc State | NJ |
| Spc Comments | Estimated 60 mph wind gusts at WFO Mount Holly. (PHI) |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"spc_wind_40.01_-74.82_302","source":"spc","severity":"medium","severityValue":45,"timestamp":1773718440000,"latitude":40.01,"longitude":-74.82}] |
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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 76/100, near Lakewood (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 196 scientific monitoring sources.