This alert expired on 19 July 2026 at 23:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 38th strongest of the 88 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 9 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 19 at 6:41PM EDT until July 19 at 7:15PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
An estimated 158,919 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- June 23, 2026 · score 52 · 13.7 km
- June 19, 2026 · score 43 · 15.8 km
- June 27, 2026 · score 43 · 16.3 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 80 % 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) | 43 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 80% |
| Coordinates | 36.0958, -78.1789 |
| Nearest City | Wake Forest (32 km) |
| Population Exposed | 158.9K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Date | 2026-07-19 — time not reported by the source |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3afeb0872401ef0dc0a3a4ad10b10834 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Beaufort, NC; Hyde, NC; Martin, NC; Tyrrell, NC; Washington, NC; Franklin, NC; Wake, NC; Caswell, NC; Pittsylvania, VA; City of Danville, VA |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 19 at 6:41PM EDT until July 19 at 7:15PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC |
| Expires | 2026-07-19T19:15:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Newport/Morehead City NC |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 3 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3afeb0872401ef0dc0a3a4ad10b10834a9ce6a56.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5f1dbce5a79d963cbeb63df0af5382fa7cd0138a.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.76056d62d8276678f656723e45f394c92aacd40a.002.1"] |
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Series begins 10 February 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 43/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.