Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 39

Severe Weather in United States

KanawhaUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 12 June 2026 at 19:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 5th strongest of the 77 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 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 June 12 at 3:19PM EDT until June 12 at 3:45PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV

An estimated 63,894 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 16 March 2026

How we know

One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.

Our own score for this event is 39 out of 100, at 81 % confidence.

The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.

Computed under scoring rules v1. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.

Event Data

TypeSevere Weather
SeverityMedium
Calamity Score (ours)39 / 100
Our confidence81%
Coordinates38.0385, -81.4587
Nearest CityBeckley (37 km)
Population Exposed63.9K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-06-12T19:19:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8bf1cb3b12df7fb5c3b6505ae290dc24

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
55
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescBoone, WV; Fayette, WV; Kanawha, WV; Raleigh, WV; Boone, WV; Logan, WV; Wyoming, WV; Clay, WV; Fayette, WV; Nicholas, WV
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued June 12 at 3:19PM EDT until June 12 at 3:45PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Expires2026-06-12T15:45:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Charleston WV
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount3
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8bf1cb3b12df7fb5c3b6505ae290dc242a5c7e97.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e392184caf94a7f77f1a65f6445cb575600d2dad.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2b7b36bcb9184f05819b43c5232f8e40cdc123d0.001.1"]

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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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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 39/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.