This alert expired on 11 August 2026 at 00:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 115 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026 — 61 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 24 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 10 at 8:01PM EDT until August 10 at 8:30PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
An estimated 1,763,731 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- March 17, 2026 · score 52 · 8.7 km
- August 10, 2026 · score 52 · 11.4 km
- August 11, 2026 · score 52 · 13.2 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 52 out of 100, at 84 % 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 | 84% |
| Coordinates | 36.8204, -76.5163 |
| Nearest City | Suffolk (12 km) |
| Population Exposed | 1.8M within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-11T00:01:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a84be4871d78dde1d13e058b8408a494 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Isle of Wight, VA; Southampton, VA; Surry, VA; City of Suffolk, VA; City of Chesapeake, VA; City of Norfolk, VA; City of Virginia Beach, VA; Camden, NC; Currituck, NC; City of Chesapeake, VA; City of Virginia Beach, VA and 1 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 10 at 8:01PM EDT until August 10 at 8:30PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA |
| Expires | 2026-08-10T20:30:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Wakefield VA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 4 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a84be4871d78dde1d13e058b8408a4943f5395c9.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6194a5eee4371624998abc9ee85a6587abd0935f.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9781922912b56f71fb2bb3e82ef96a66583d87e0.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.99187d9ea0201749f450589a8546320ba587d2e5.001.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | M |
| Iem Magnitude | 41 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | 5 SSW Raleigh Terrace |
| Iem County | ANZ639 |
| Iem State | VA |
| Iem Wfo | AKQ |
| Iem Remark | Weatherflow site at Middle Ground Light reported a wind gust of 36 knots. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_M_36.940_-76.390_1786403400000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1786403400000,"latitude":36.94,"longitude":-76.39}] |
Safety Information
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Series begins 10 February 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.
Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 52/100, near Suffolk (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.