Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 5 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
Nothing else has been detected within 20 km in the last 24 hours.
This alert expired on 27 May 2026 at 17:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 16th strongest of the 82 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 May 27 at 1:07PM EDT until May 27 at 1:30PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
An estimated 129,657 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- August 10, 2026 · score 43 · 5.4 km
- September 3, 2026 · score 37 · 10.3 km
- July 22, 2026 · score 43 · 14.5 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.
Computed under scoring rules v1. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.
Event Data
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 43 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 79% |
| Coordinates | 38.2342, -77.3275 |
| Nearest City | Fredericksburg (14 km) |
| Population Exposed | 129.7K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-27T17:07:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a12ff309b5429f885ed91c47b72a8f39 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Culpeper, VA; Orange, VA; Spotsylvania, VA; Stafford, VA; City of Fredericksburg, VA; Caroline, VA; Essex, VA; Richmond, VA; Westmoreland, VA |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 27 at 1:07PM EDT until May 27 at 1:30PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC |
| Expires | 2026-05-27T13:30:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a12ff309b5429f885ed91c47b72a8f39caaa7bc2.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4469e1f79900925cbf35ab21f571622d732902fb.001.1"] |
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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