Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 2 minutes ago, and this point is in it.
4 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest 3 km from here.
This alert is in force until 21 September 2026, 22:30 UTC.
No stronger detection stands among the 11 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026 — 2 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 2 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 21 at 5:31PM EDT until September 21 at 6:30PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
Urban PEI: 17,403 within a heuristic 50 km radius; not unique people.
How we know
3 recorded sources include NOAA; independence is not established by this count.
Our own score for this event is 40 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 v5. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.
Event Data
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | High |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 40 / 100 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.90/1 |
| Coordinates | 36.8428, -80.9002 |
| Nearest City | Radford (43 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 17.4K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-21T21:31:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.774b8a78bca4ff2d20ef133c34dc0565a3be124e.001.1 |
Physical priority index · v5. 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: 2026-09-21T21:31:00.000Z.
First archived: 2026-09-21T21:36:12.371Z. 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 | Davidson, NC; Guilford, NC; Randolph, NC; Giles, VA; Mercer, WV; Monroe, WV; Summers, WV; McDowell, NC and 4 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 21 at 5:31PM EDT until September 21 at 6:30PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC |
| Expires | 2026-09-21T18:30:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Raleigh NC |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 7 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.774b8a78bca4ff2d20ef133c34dc0565a3be124e.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.089f457ae41ad8c239690c7845ee2bd77fa23e30.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.01fa50b851e0565c13013cfbdc4f09252f9488be.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.dede6ede167ebeb1d13a5b1a00960d6ec639255e.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b10bf1972f2a8b85503c373a8a18837712a4803d.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.06faa34ca510d337ef4b769306ab8af3c832f420.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.045f0ad59ad7135452cfdeeb2a2b53c1ffa980b9.001.1"] |
| Spc ReportType | hail |
| Spc Speed | 125 |
| Spc Location | 4 S Endicott |
| Spc County | Patrick |
| Spc State | VA |
| Spc Comments | Hail with a diameter slightly larger than a quarter observed near Endicott. (RNK) |
| Iem TypeSummary | D |
| Iem City | 3 SE Woodville |
| Iem County | Surry |
| Iem State | NC |
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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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