Severe Weather near Roanoke Rapids
Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 4 minutes 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 5 September 2026 at 00:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 5th strongest of the 13 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 27 May 2026. The last comparable one was on 4 September 2026.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 4 at 8:18PM EDT until September 4 at 8:45PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Urban PEI: 15,345 within a heuristic 50 km radius; not unique people.
Nearby, since 27 May 2026
- September 22, 2026 · 5.8 km
- July 29, 2026 · 7.3 km
- September 21, 2026 · 15.2 km
How we know
3 recorded sources include NOAA; independence is not established by this count.
Our own score for this event is 28 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 v4. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.
Event Data
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 28 / 100 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.91/1 |
| Coordinates | 36.3043, -77.3748 |
| Nearest City | Roanoke Rapids (30 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 15.3K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-05T00:18:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.6a647b0bf3b25ab40e95abb906dda3ab3182b43f.002.1 |
Physical priority index · v4 (historical). 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: 2026-09-05T00:18:00.000Z.
First archived: 2026-09-05T00:20:31.732Z. 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 | Gates, NC; City of Chesapeake, VA; City of Suffolk, VA; Edgecombe, NC; Franklin, NC; Nash, NC; Warren, NC; Wilson, NC; Edgecombe, NC; Halifax, NC; Nash, NC |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 4 at 8:18PM EDT until September 4 at 8:45PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA |
| Expires | 2026-09-04T20:45:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Wakefield VA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 3 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6a647b0bf3b25ab40e95abb906dda3ab3182b43f.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a120784467cb6d42b74202015d9959298f09ccb3.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.65e466a8b1083f4fb094e50dd3ed1053506df3ed.001.1"] |
| Spc ReportType | wind |
| Spc Speed | UNK |
| Spc Location | 3 N Hunterdale |
| Spc County | Southampton |
| Spc State | VA |
| Spc Comments | Large Tree down on Drake rd. blocking both lanes of traffic. (AKQ) |
| Iem TypeSummary | D |
| Iem City | Earleys |
| Iem County | Hertford |
| Iem State | NC |
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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