This alert expired on 4 July 2026 at 20:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 11th strongest of the 27 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 4 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 4 at 3:53PM EDT until July 4 at 4:30PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- June 14, 2026 · score 34 · 3.5 km
- March 17, 2026 · score 34 · 15.4 km
- March 16, 2026 · score 34 · 15.4 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 22 out of 100, at 58 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Computed under scoring rules v1. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.
Event Data
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 22 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 58% |
| Coordinates | 38.0718, -79.6418 |
| Nearest City | Staunton (51 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-04T19:53:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.16e2f043e4a6104e2d14ae23ff62f19c |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Barbour, WV; Randolph, WV; Upshur, WV; Roane, WV; Culpeper, VA; Madison, VA; Orange, VA and 11 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 4 at 3:53PM EDT until July 4 at 4:30PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV |
| Expires | 2026-07-04T16:30:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Charleston WV |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 15 |
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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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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 22/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.