This alert expired on 4 August 2026 at 00:33 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 5th strongest of the 32 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 12 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 5 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 3 at 8:24PM EDT until August 3 at 8:30PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
An estimated 851,908 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 12 March 2026
- March 13, 2026 · score 52 · 8.1 km
- March 12, 2026 · score 52 · 8.1 km
- August 11, 2026 · score 48 · 10.2 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 48 out of 100, at 86 % 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) | 48 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 86% |
| Coordinates | 35.3347, -78.5262 |
| Nearest City | Clayton (36 km) |
| Population Exposed | 851.9K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-04T00:24:00.000Z |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Cumberland, NC; Harnett, NC; Johnston, NC; Wayne, NC |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 3 at 8:24PM EDT until August 3 at 8:30PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC |
| Expires | 2026-08-03T20:33:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Raleigh NC |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.83641ee732beb45871d739abc404954a5f49de33.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d10b5fa43ac5cb171db6cf15d929ba4216bc51a0.001.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | D |
| Iem City | Silver City |
| Iem County | Hoke |
| Iem State | NC |
| Iem Wfo | RAH |
| Iem Remark | Power outage reported by Duke Energy caused by tree on powerline. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_D_34.990_-79.230_1785796200000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1785796200000,"latitude":34.99,"longitude":-79.23}] |
Safety Information
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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 48/100, near Clayton (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 191 scientific monitoring sources.