Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 39

Severe Weather in United States

WilkesUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 12 July 2026 at 19:22 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 2nd strongest of the 17 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 July 12 at 3:12PM EDT until July 12 at 3:15PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC

An estimated 64,806 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%
Coordinates33.6986, -82.5716
Nearest CityEvans (45 km)
Population Exposed64.8K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-07-12T19:12:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9bdc68c6b558fbfab3704cedd5ec39d3

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
55
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescFairfield, SC; Newberry, SC; Greene, GA; Lancaster, SC and 2 more areas
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued July 12 at 3:12PM EDT until July 12 at 3:15PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Expires2026-07-12T15:22:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Columbia SC
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount5
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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.