This alert is in force until 3 September 2026, 01:15 UTC.
It is the 69th strongest of the 93 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 21 August 2026.
What the source measured
HEAT GOV reported: * WHAT...Heat index values up to 108 expected. * WHERE...Alamance, Anson, Granville, Montgomery, Person, and Vance counties. * WHEN...From 11 AM to 8 PM EDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.
An estimated 680,527 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- July 28, 2026 · score 72 · 5.0 km
- August 6, 2026 · score 46 · 6.9 km
- March 17, 2026 · score 52 · 7.5 km
How we know
One source: HEAT GOV. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 41 out of 100, at 68 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Computed under scoring rules v4. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.
Event Data
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 41 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 68% |
| Coordinates | 35.8964, -79.2264 |
| Nearest City | Carrboro (13 km) |
| Population Exposed | 680.5K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-03T15:00:00.000Z |
| Source | http://www.weather.gov |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Heat Advisory |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Likely |
| Onset | 2026-09-03T11:00:00-04:00 |
| Expires | 2026-09-02T21:15:00-04:00 |
| AreaDesc | Person; Granville; Vance; Alamance; Montgomery; Anson |
| SenderName | NWS Raleigh NC |
| ZonesUsedForCentroid | 6 |
| ZoneCount | 6 |
Safety Information
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Series begins 8 March 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 41/100, near Carrboro (United States), based on data from heat_gov. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.