This alert expired on 10 August 2026 at 22:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 7th strongest of the 60 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 17 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 8 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 10 at 6:27PM EDT until August 10 at 6:45PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
An estimated 483,764 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 17 March 2026
- July 7, 2026 · score 37 · 7.3 km
- March 17, 2026 · score 43 · 8.3 km
- March 17, 2026 · score 43 · 8.6 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, at 79 % 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) | 43 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 79% |
| Coordinates | 37.4828, -77.0453 |
| Nearest City | Highland Springs (26 km) |
| Population Exposed | 483.8K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Date | 2026-08-10 — time not reported by the source |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.99a48af1e90174e37b918815fe3be713 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Amelia, VA; Brunswick, VA; Chesterfield, VA; Dinwiddie, VA; Lunenburg, VA; Nottoway, VA; Powhatan, VA; York, VA; City of Hampton, VA; City of Poquoson, VA; Sussex, DE and 10 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 10 at 6:27PM EDT until August 10 at 6:45PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA |
| Expires | 2026-08-10T18:45:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Wakefield VA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 13 |
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Safety Information
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Series begins 10 February 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 43/100, near Highland Springs (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.