Severe weather near Newport News
This alert expired on 23 June 2026 at 03:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 185 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026 — 106 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 14 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 22 at 10:24PM EDT until June 22 at 11:15PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
An estimated 1,778,783 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- July 8, 2026 · score 52 · 4.8 km
- March 17, 2026 · score 52 · 10.6 km
- May 25, 2026 · score 52 · 11.8 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 52 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) | 52 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 79% |
| Coordinates | 36.9455, -76.5095 |
| Nearest City | Newport News (8 km) |
| Population Exposed | 1.8M within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-06-23T02:24:00.000Z |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Isle of Wight, VA; York, VA; City of Hampton, VA; City of Newport News, VA; City of Norfolk, VA; City of Poquoson, VA; City of Portsmouth, VA; City of Suffolk, VA; Isle of Wight, VA; Southampton, VA; Surry, VA; York, VA; City of Hampton, VA; City of Newport News, VA; City of Suffolk, VA |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 22 at 10:24PM EDT until June 22 at 11:15PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA |
| Expires | 2026-06-22T23:15:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Wakefield VA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9f0c06015e7864bdb6b2f55c7e8a504cd679337f.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.86cba12da79c1d4c26d355eda930e9e12edc2ee5.002.1"] |
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 52/100, near Newport News (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.