Calamity
mediumSevere weatherCalamity Score: 43

Severe weather near Culpeper

FauquierUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 7 August 2026 at 23:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 16th strongest of the 54 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 27 July 2026. One more was recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 7 at 6:18PM EDT until August 7 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ

An estimated 385,118 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 16 March 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 89 % confidence.

The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.

Event Data

TypeSevere weather
Severitymedium
Calamity Score (ours)43 / 100
Our confidence89%
Coordinates38.4888, -77.7731
Nearest CityCulpeper (20 km)
Population Exposed385.1K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-08-07T22:18:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.330c5c727c5dc41c2230cb4464b10d41

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescKent, MD; Queen Anne's, MD; Montgomery, MD; Fairfax, VA; Loudoun, VA; Rockingham, VA; Pendleton, WV and 1 more areas
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued August 7 at 6:18PM EDT until August 7 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Expires2026-08-07T19:00:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Mount Holly NJ
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount4
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.330c5c727c5dc41c2230cb4464b10d41a5cb2c2c.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.93beaed6b465529fe3bf59b7f26dd82e8085e919.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bb80670d01644e749feae981f5920f00c8f38e25.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0b3cf46c27563c6c3d514bf3a350baba7e65589f.001.1"]
Iem TypeSummaryD
Iem City2 WSW Gordonsville
Iem CountyAlbemarle
Iem StateVA
Iem WfoLWX
Iem RemarkTree down at the intersection of Gordonsville Rd. and Logon Ln.
MergedSources[{"id":"iem_D_38.100_-78.330_1786127100000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1786127100000,"latitude":38.1,"longitude":-78.33},{"id":"iem_D_38.120_-78.220_1786128000000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1786128000000,"latitude":38.12,"longitude":-78.22}]

Safety Information

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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.

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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 43/100, near Culpeper (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.