This alert expired on 4 September 2026 at 21:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 12th strongest of the 33 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 2 April 2026. The last comparable one was on 28 August 2026.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 4 at 4:36PM EDT until September 4 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Nearby, since 2 April 2026
- June 14, 2026 · score 22 · 16.0 km
- June 12, 2026 · score 22 · 17.2 km
- May 13, 2026 · score 34 · 24.1 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 16 out of 100, at 60 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Computed under scoring rules v4. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.
Event Data
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 16 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 60% |
| Coordinates | 37.8968, -79.8408 |
| Nearest City | Salem (70 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-04T20:36:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.8465922ae0ef3e51b2cd666a8897f302c940aac9.002.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Greene, VA; Madison, VA; Albemarle, VA; Orange, VA; Clay, WV; Fayette, WV; Nicholas, WV; Pocahontas, WV; Webster, WV and 15 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 4 at 4:36PM EDT until September 4 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC |
| Expires | 2026-09-04T17:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 18 |
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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 16/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.