This alert expired on 6 August 2026 at 21:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 30 recorded within 20 km of this point since 12 March 2026 — 12 others scored the same. 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 6 at 4:54PM EDT until August 6 at 5:45PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
An estimated 1,282,533 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 12 March 2026
- August 28, 2026 · score 52 · 4.3 km
- March 13, 2026 · score 52 · 7.1 km
- March 12, 2026 · score 52 · 7.1 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 52 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) | 52 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 80% |
| Coordinates | 35.0429, -80.5352 |
| Nearest City | Monroe (6 km) |
| Population Exposed | 1.3M within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-06T20:54:00.000Z |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Anson, NC; Stanly, NC; Gaston, NC; Lincoln, NC; York, SC; Union, NC and 1 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 6 at 4:54PM EDT until August 6 at 5:45PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC |
| Expires | 2026-08-06T17:45:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Raleigh NC |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 4 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.56ac2d0d69bd6d59f7c85b2fb9eafda2dda4a70f.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.37c1243cd013b05067a4b3b390a526a3b109044d.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5cd9cca3bff9a4d492ab2967602ab96a8072cb75.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.24f33ff0ef0de79127a651f5d70591ba962e702d.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 52/100, near Monroe (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 191 scientific monitoring sources.