Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 1 minute ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
Nothing else has been detected within 20 km in the last 24 hours.
This alert expired on 18 July 2026 at 18:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 4th strongest of the 104 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 5 July 2026. 7 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 18 at 1:57PM EDT until July 18 at 2:45PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Urban PEI: 46,597 within a heuristic 50 km radius; not unique people.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- July 18, 2026 · score 34 · 6.0 km
- July 27, 2026 · score 34 · 7.1 km
- September 3, 2026 · score 28 · 9.2 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 34 out of 100.
This is our versioned heuristic index, not source severity or a calibrated probability. Urban PEI does not count unique people.
Computed under scoring rules v1. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.
Event Data
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 34 / 100 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.80/1 |
| Coordinates | 37.6523, -78.2904 |
| Nearest City | Charlottesville (45 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 46.6K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-18T17:57:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5060f24f3d32d6be19b3319a418c2511 |
Physical priority index · v1. Heuristic priority, not calibrated probability, predictive accuracy or damage. The legacy data-support index combines assigned source support and field availability. Urban PEI is distance-weighted and does not count unique people; zero does not establish that nobody is present. Model cards.
Source and revision timeline
Source: noaa. Occurrence: 2026-07-18T17:57:00.000Z.
First archived: 2026-07-18T17:59:19.913Z. Material modification: not recorded.
Retained revisions are prospective; earlier versions may be unavailable. No revision entry does not prove that a record never changed.
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Clarke, VA; Frederick, VA; City of Winchester, VA; Berkeley, WV; Jefferson, WV; Frederick, MD; Washington, MD; Culpeper, VA; Greene, VA; Madison, VA; Orange, VA and 3 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 18 at 1:57PM EDT until July 18 at 2:45PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC |
| Expires | 2026-07-18T14:45:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 6 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5060f24f3d32d6be19b3319a418c2511da4b9061.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.74f02edf5859e62f66080da3021e6d9c2a7dd46b.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6b0a9fcffd765065ae981414a67d4a23301da658.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.debccf7b31bd804237926cbbb0df6fbc0adf44ee.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b450183f21b1c2cdfe5967a79a89420264ee2e4c.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.90147e868790e6efba988f2ba3b3827612d0eb53.001.1"] |
Safety Information
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Series begins 8 March 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.
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