This alert expired on 2 September 2026 at 20:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 48th strongest of the 68 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 2 at 3:53PM EDT until September 2 at 4:30PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
An estimated 45,675 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- August 3, 2026 · score 34 · 10.3 km
- March 17, 2026 · score 39 · 14.9 km
- August 10, 2026 · score 39 · 15.3 km
How we know
Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 28 out of 100, at 91 % 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) | 28 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 91% |
| Coordinates | 38.3332, -77.9819 |
| Nearest City | Culpeper (15 km) |
| Population Exposed | 45.7K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-02T19:53:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.31eb7241bb3ff9e009f92b2c84b4b6ac5fd1b640.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Orange, VA; Spotsylvania, VA; Culpeper, VA; Fauquier, VA; Orange, VA; Culpeper, VA; Madison, VA; Rappahannock, VA |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 2 at 3:53PM EDT until September 2 at 4:30PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC |
| Expires | 2026-09-02T16:30:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 3 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.31eb7241bb3ff9e009f92b2c84b4b6ac5fd1b640.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bb5b041d50ebe39c6c229d07167371caa694f82f.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.714907c77c21f9a90fb82fa9ebbba2bb2014534c.001.1"] |
| Spc ReportType | wind |
| Spc Speed | UNK |
| Spc Location | Dogue |
| Spc County | King George |
| Spc State | VA |
| Spc Comments | Trees down near Port Conway Road and Powhatan Road. Time estimated via radar. (LWX) |
| Iem TypeSummary | M |
| Iem Magnitude | 46 |
| Iem Unit | mph |
| Iem City | Quantico Marine Corp |
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 28/100, near Culpeper (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.