Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 6 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 12 June 2026 at 23:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 3rd strongest of the 78 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. 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 June 12 at 6:45PM EDT until June 12 at 7:15PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
Urban PEI: 145,329 within a heuristic 50 km radius; not unique people.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- August 3, 2026 · score 37 · 17.3 km
- July 22, 2026 · score 67 · 18.2 km
- May 27, 2026 · score 43 · 19.0 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 | 37.5889, -78.9484 |
| Nearest City | Lynchburg (26 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 145.3K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-06-12T22:45:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7fc1ce3c6f52a80cf1fe32fe2732510f |
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: 2026-06-12T22:45:00.000Z.
First archived: 2026-06-12T22:48:27.492Z. 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 | Floyd, VA; Montgomery, VA; Burke, NC; Caldwell, NC; Amherst, VA; Bedford, VA; Campbell, VA; City of Lynchburg, VA and 8 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 12 at 6:45PM EDT until June 12 at 7:15PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA |
| Expires | 2026-06-12T19:15:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Blacksburg VA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 11 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7fc1ce3c6f52a80cf1fe32fe2732510fab6b7ea5.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.22f98ea0cefdff7d9b02e62dd3bc5ea15dfefe2d.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7ec61ad43b4acc37fd82bedc1a19aa7c2f5a8b2e.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a126635b5e09b268f539c5f20a0f49776d756c8e.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.572041fbf9eae1ced1e9787b895835c5acc2e686.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.796cd037a667d2483ed774c0225a3baadc842271.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.eba1cd3a9e31624db76c9871f1c93a3a951778c0.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4b2d6d9a323be3a8f2a8349e2352cf981e2c2cc5.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7ef6871c485e777f5973b29512a9fabc658010a1.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.072c01e98fca16a18927c1475f148894e137e89f.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.73c86fdd215e271b1698817861f342069682cf18.001.1"] |
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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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