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 21:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 5th strongest of the 211 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 17 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 9 July 2026. 12 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 18 at 4:30PM EDT until July 18 at 5:15PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Urban PEI: 165,625 within a heuristic 50 km radius; not unique people.
Nearby, since 17 March 2026
- May 27, 2026 · score 43 · 10.6 km
- August 8, 2026 · score 43 · 10.9 km
- June 13, 2026 · score 22 · 11.1 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 43 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) | 43 / 100 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.80/1 |
| Coordinates | 38.1732, -76.9369 |
| Nearest City | Saint Charles (47 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 165.6K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-18T20:30:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.75e96751e598ddd92759445741199379 |
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: 2026-07-18T20:30:00.000Z.
First archived: 2026-07-18T20:33:41.041Z. 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 | Cumberland, VA; Fluvanna, VA; Goochland, VA; Louisa, VA; Caroline, VA; Essex, VA; Westmoreland, VA; Amherst, VA; Bedford, VA and 5 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 18 at 4:30PM EDT until July 18 at 5:15PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA |
| Expires | 2026-07-18T17:15:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Wakefield VA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 8 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.75e96751e598ddd9275944574119937963cd5afe.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3269b4e89fc09652357e191dfd4f040526580bb1.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d08f925a74c0109654726c6ae0191afe712d7d33.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c364d486877c534fb93b779504a52b07369afae4.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.33e77d4e7d8bf8ed25615f7cca1100713feb2b2b.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.255c4d9d880829716e2af46028f7cb305eb0040e.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5de6da98502b1c2725f699f36241212faec88269.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6ad0137304375747b5b05a8602ae609360336af3.001.1"] |
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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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