Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 28

Severe Weather in United States

RutherfordUnited StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 4 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.

22 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest 10 km from here.

This alert expired on 6 September 2026 at 19:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 48th strongest of the 81 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 1 April 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 6 at 2:39PM EDT until September 6 at 3:30PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC

An estimated 36,881 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 1 April 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 28 out of 100, at 86 % 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

TypeSevere Weather
SeverityMedium
Calamity Score (ours)28 / 100
Our confidence86%
Coordinates35.4461, -81.8913
Nearest CityShelby (36 km)
Population Exposed36.9K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-09-06T18:39:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.95c569a0e1d88b313c280765dedfd1684850ae11.001.1

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
40
population
0
cascading
18
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescCleveland, NC; Polk, NC; Rutherford, NC; Cherokee, SC; Spartanburg, SC; Burke, NC; Cleveland, NC; McDowell, NC; Rutherford, NC
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued September 6 at 2:39PM EDT until September 6 at 3:30PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Expires2026-09-06T15:30:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount2
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.95c569a0e1d88b313c280765dedfd1684850ae11.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8cba268310d40b6c29caad86a0c16c5b75f3e44b.001.1"]
Spc ReportTypewind
Spc SpeedUNK
Spc Location4 N Dysartsville
Spc CountyMcDowell
Spc StateNC
Spc CommentsTree down on house. (GSP)
MergedSources[{"id":"spc_wind_35.65_-81.86_1","source":"spc","severity":"medium","severityValue":45,"timestamp":1788719340000,"latitude":35.65,"longitude":-81.86}]

Safety Information

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Series begins 8 March 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.

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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 28/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.