This alert expired on 5 July 2026 at 20:49 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 3rd strongest of the 15 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 5 July 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 7 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 5 at 4:39PM EDT until July 5 at 4:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC
Nearby, since 5 July 2026
- August 10, 2026 · score 34 · 13.7 km
- July 12, 2026 · score 34 · 20.6 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 22 out of 100, at 57 % 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) | 22 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 57% |
| Coordinates | 33.6165, -79.9082 |
| Nearest City | Sumter (52 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-05T20:39:00.000Z |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Dillon, SC; Florence, SC; Marion, SC; Bladen, NC; Columbus, NC; Robeson, NC; Chatham, NC; Harnett, NC; Lee, NC; Wake, NC and 4 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 5 at 4:39PM EDT until July 5 at 4:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC |
| Expires | 2026-07-05T16:49:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Wilmington NC |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 7 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.567457397c971f85e79f2204f6a3f36895a98ff3.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.924e4b4ebd45487c927e897db0c6f989c61ab53d.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0c069972cdb3c36c2c46eefc3918ee1d49376951.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f0346c953e0993a37def0a5302e49d4102e41f91.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0a7d4b523a8e4f3adfac80a603fecb2c11a49c7f.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2492c5ed522cc3dd1f6de621dfa210cb2835548f.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.39a8f18005a3ac5a4531911031e8c0d5bccd4dbb.001.1"] |
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.
Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 22/100, near Sumter (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 191 scientific monitoring sources.