Calamity
mediumSevere weatherCalamity Score: 43

Severe Weather near Pooler

EffinghamUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 13 August 2026 at 22:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 48 recorded within 20 km of this point since 3 April 2026 — 14 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 8 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 13 at 6:09PM EDT until August 13 at 6:30PM EDT by NWS Charleston SC

An estimated 280,390 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 3 April 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 18 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%
Coordinates32.3207, -81.1553
Nearest CityPooler (24 km)
Population Exposed280.4K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-08-13T22:09:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3dd09eb963ab41fc08682ba2d07dbd01

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescBerkeley, SC; Chatham, GA; Beaufort, SC; Colleton, SC; Hampton, SC; Jasper, SC; Bamberg, SC; Barnwell, SC; Orangeburg, SC and 2 more areas
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued August 13 at 6:09PM EDT until August 13 at 6:30PM EDT by NWS Charleston SC
Expires2026-08-13T18:30:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Charleston SC
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount5
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Iem TypeSummaryD
Iem CityEgypt
Iem CountyEffingham
Iem StateGA
Iem WfoCHS
Iem Remark911 call center reported a tree down along Hwy 17 near Shearwood Rd.
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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 Pooler (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.