Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 12 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 11 August 2026 at 00:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 6th strongest of the 24 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. One more was recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 10 at 7:13PM EDT until August 10 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
An estimated 486,440 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- July 22, 2026 · score 43 · 2.1 km
- July 22, 2026 · score 43 · 4.9 km
- August 28, 2026 · score 48 · 16.1 km
How we know
Confirmed by 6 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 88 % 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 | 88% |
| Coordinates | 37.3911, -76.3055 |
| Nearest City | Williamsburg (38 km) |
| Population Exposed | 486.4K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-10T23:13:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.afd6bb13bf4571ef343067caabd71431 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | City of Hampton, VA; City of Newport News, VA; Gloucester, VA; King and Queen, VA; King William, VA; Lancaster, VA; Mathews, VA; Middlesex, VA; New Kent, VA; Northumberland, VA; Camden, NC; Gates, NC; Pasquotank, NC; City of Chesapeake, VA; City of Suffolk, VA and 7 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 10 at 7:13PM EDT until August 10 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA |
| Expires | 2026-08-10T20:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Wakefield VA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 10 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.afd6bb13bf4571ef343067caabd71431dbcd82a4.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0be72481c01726203167b28b4c80ada19cf8f26b.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.dc60c3b09c8bc81faeab075a285c333e406be2b4.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7270e48993dae023d62bf451d1c9bf88592c3865.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fe5e9506adb90c1c6ac14e446c3d56befdf0f3d6.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4877542ec739c1cc7c02f73fb550f0acc53f7eba.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f161a56fd601789b8e24570b8040e13c3e5f557c.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.636eacf71df574c160681e4d77bc3054ee306fea.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8cfbd569a391b42c8fd1a4bd4b76e57b6c72fa23.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.160004cb48c8c4573f3cd4c26cfa62de96285582.001.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | M |
| Iem Magnitude | 64 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | 3 N Poquoson |
| Iem County | ANZ632 |
| Iem State | VA |
| Iem Wfo | AKQ |
| Iem Remark | Weatherflow sensor at Poquoson River Light reported a gust to 56 knots. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_M_37.180_-76.380_1786401300000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1786401300000,"latitude":37.18,"longitude":-76.38},{"id":"iem_H_37.130_-76.420_1786402740000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1786402740000,"latitude":37.13,"longitude":-76.42},{"id":"iem_M_37.240_-76.010_1786402920000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1786402920000,"latitude":37.24,"longitude":-76.01},{"id":"iem_M_37.110_-76.300_1786402320000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1786402320000,"latitude":37.11,"longitude":-76.3},{"id":"iem_M_37.180_-76.370_1786401840000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1786401840000,"latitude":37.18,"longitude":-76.37}] |
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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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