This alert expired on 28 August 2026 at 23:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 69 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026 — 43 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 28 at 5:58PM EDT until August 28 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
An estimated 210,093 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- August 28, 2026 · score 43 · 5.0 km
- July 20, 2026 · score 43 · 7.6 km
- March 17, 2026 · score 43 · 7.6 km
How we know
Confirmed by 9 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 89 % 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) | 43 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 89% |
| Coordinates | 35.2517, -80.1557 |
| Nearest City | Albemarle (12 km) |
| Population Exposed | 210.1K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-28T21:58:00.000Z |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Union, NC; Montgomery, NC; Moore, NC; Randolph, NC |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 28 at 5:58PM EDT until August 28 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC |
| Expires | 2026-08-28T19:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b122b37e5f6d710d1a87de43947db3519eabc452.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a771e5793f0fcff89635944159e186ad58806ee2.001.1"] |
| Spc ReportType | wind |
| Spc Speed | UNK |
| Spc Location | 4 E Ulah |
| Spc County | Randolph |
| Spc State | NC |
| Spc Comments | Tree down in the 2000 block of Old Cox Rd. (RAH) |
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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 43/100, near Albemarle (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 191 scientific monitoring sources.