This alert expired on 16 March 2026 at 14:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 143 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026 — one other scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 30 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Tornado Warning issued March 16 at 9:40AM EDT until March 16 at 10:15AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
An estimated 1,467,321 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- August 21, 2026 · score 52 · 2.5 km
- March 16, 2026 · score 76 · 5.9 km
- August 28, 2026 · score 46 · 7.2 km
How we know
Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 76 out of 100, at 89 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Event Data
| Type | Severe weather |
| Severity | critical |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 76 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 89% |
| Coordinates | 35.2720, -80.7280 |
| Nearest City | Charlotte (11 km) |
| Population Exposed | 1.5M within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | catastrophic |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T13:40:00.000Z |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Cabarrus, NC; Mecklenburg, NC |
| Headline | Tornado Warning issued March 16 at 9:40AM EDT until March 16 at 10:15AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC |
| Expires | 2026-03-16T10:15:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Iem TypeSummary | G |
| Iem Magnitude | 53 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | 5 SSW Paw Creek |
| Iem County | Mecklenburg |
| Iem State | NC |
| Iem Wfo | GSP |
| Iem Remark | CLT Airport. |
| Google News RssFeed | weather |
| Google News SourceName | WBTV |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_G_35.210_-80.960_1773667800000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773667800000,"latitude":35.21,"longitude":-80.96},{"id":"gnews_weather_492683_141","source":"google_news","severity":"medium","severityValue":40,"timestamp":1773660152000,"latitude":35.23,"longitude":-80.84}] |
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.
Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 76/100, near Charlotte (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 191 scientific monitoring sources.