This alert expired on 6 July 2026 at 19:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 2nd strongest of the 5 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 12 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 3 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 6 at 2:46PM EDT until July 6 at 3:30PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC
An estimated 38,228 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 12 March 2026
- March 12, 2026 · score 58 · 10.7 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 34 out of 100, at 79 % 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) | 34 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 79% |
| Coordinates | 33.8952, -79.6251 |
| Nearest City | Florence (36 km) |
| Population Exposed | 38.2K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-06T18:46:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.793d87c40ebfa94f68e40495ddb17dd1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Brunswick, NC; Horry, SC; Richland, SC; Sumter, SC |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 6 at 2:46PM EDT until July 6 at 3:30PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC |
| Expires | 2026-07-06T15:30:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Wilmington NC |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.793d87c40ebfa94f68e40495ddb17dd11ad81c7c.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8a609e0bd4788ed6be8a352897ce61f8ab54cc68.001.1"] |
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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 34/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.