This alert expired on 5 July 2026 at 21:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 74 recorded within 20 km of this point since 17 March 2026 — 22 others scored the same. The last comparable one was on 22 June 2026. One more was recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 5 at 4:01PM EDT until July 5 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
An estimated 511,761 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 17 March 2026
- March 17, 2026 · score 48 · 5.3 km
- July 27, 2026 · score 48 · 13.5 km
- June 14, 2026 · score 48 · 16.8 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 48 out of 100, at 77 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Event Data
| Type | Severe weather |
| Severity | medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 48 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 77% |
| Coordinates | 37.4087, -77.8249 |
| Nearest City | Midlothian (19 km) |
| Population Exposed | 511.8K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-05T20:01:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.298aa7f38b204180716de0327d858512 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Goochland, VA; Hanover, VA; Louisa, VA; Franklin, NC; Vance, NC; Caroline, VA |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 5 at 4:01PM EDT until July 5 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA |
| Expires | 2026-07-05T17:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Wakefield VA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 3 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.298aa7f38b204180716de0327d858512639dbfd6.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5b876bc576a829158120ecee6d164b2b2fe5520e.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e11f88fafb312976863a1bc98adcbdd17d566106.001.1"] |
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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 48/100, near Midlothian (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.