This alert expired on 11 August 2026 at 17:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 5th strongest of the 60 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. One more was recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 11 at 1:17PM EDT until August 11 at 1:45PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
An estimated 63,894 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- July 22, 2026 · score 63 · 6.2 km
- July 22, 2026 · score 63 · 10.7 km
- June 12, 2026 · score 39 · 11.6 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 39 out of 100, at 86 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
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) | 39 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 86% |
| Coordinates | 37.9936, -81.3392 |
| Nearest City | Beckley (27 km) |
| Population Exposed | 63.9K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-11T17:17:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.537a6ebfdb06a49623825fd7e8d1c257 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Boone, WV; Braxton, WV; Clay, WV; Fayette, WV; Kanawha, WV; Nicholas, WV; Raleigh, WV; Webster, WV; Boone, WV; Lincoln, WV; Logan, WV; Raleigh, WV; Wyoming, WV |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 11 at 1:17PM EDT until August 11 at 1:45PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV |
| Expires | 2026-08-11T13:45:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Charleston WV |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.537a6ebfdb06a49623825fd7e8d1c2579436fcbb.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9b278943dd83095e90bd156f40f64cd3d0d1d2d2.001.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | D |
| Iem City | 2 NNE Rupert |
| Iem County | Greenbrier |
| Iem State | WV |
| Iem Wfo | RNK |
| Iem Remark | Two large trees down across power lines. One tree hit an outbuilding, damaging it. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_D_37.970_-80.680_1786449900000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1786449900000,"latitude":37.97,"longitude":-80.68}] |
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 39/100, near Beckley (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.