Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 5 minutes ago, and this point is in it.
Nothing else has been detected within 20 km in the last 24 hours.
This alert expired on 21 September 2026 at 20:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 33rd strongest of the 50 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 6 September 2026.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 21 at 3:31PM EDT until September 21 at 4:15PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Urban PEI: 96,821 within a heuristic 50 km radius; not unique people.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- July 28, 2026 · score 67 · 12.5 km
- July 11, 2026 · score 43 · 12.8 km
- July 19, 2026 · score 43 · 15.2 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 32 out of 100.
This is our versioned heuristic index, not source severity or a calibrated probability. Urban PEI does not count unique people.
Computed under scoring rules v5. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.
Event Data
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 32 / 100 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.80/1 |
| Coordinates | 36.7946, -82.5611 |
| Nearest City | Kingsport (27 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 96.8K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-21T19:31:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.08afa1bdaa53f2596d687445a72c8ae9e7dda048.001.1 |
Physical priority index · v5. Heuristic priority, not calibrated probability, predictive accuracy or damage. The legacy data-support index combines assigned source support and field availability. Urban PEI is distance-weighted and does not count unique people; zero does not establish that nobody is present. Model cards.
Source and revision timeline
Source: noaa. Occurrence: 2026-09-21T19:31:00.000Z.
First archived: 2026-09-21T19:36:00.532Z. Material modification: not recorded.
Retained revisions are prospective; earlier versions may be unavailable. No revision entry does not prove that a record never changed.
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Avery, NC; McDowell, NC; Mitchell, NC; Buchanan, VA; McDowell, WV; Buchanan, VA; Dickenson, VA and 1 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 21 at 3:31PM EDT until September 21 at 4:15PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC |
| Expires | 2026-09-21T16:15:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 4 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.08afa1bdaa53f2596d687445a72c8ae9e7dda048.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ecc6360ece5aca1fe24b1fc9aa91a2c736fb591f.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fe3907194b418a54b23e80ef940cbf8b3d3099d2.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ec56e77a4f12411c4df0eb105170a8f9cd056105.001.1"] |
Safety Information
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Series begins 8 March 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.
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