Calamity
mediumSevere weatherCalamity Score: 34

Severe weather near Sumter

United StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 10 August 2026 at 19:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 9 recorded within 20 km of this point since 5 July 2026 — 2 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 2 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 10 at 2:45PM EDT until August 10 at 3:30PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC

An estimated 40,816 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 5 July 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 34 out of 100, at 86 % confidence.

The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.

Event Data

TypeSevere weather
Severitymedium
Calamity Score (ours)34 / 100
Our confidence86%
Coordinates33.6279, -80.0551
Nearest CitySumter (42 km)
Population Exposed40.8K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-08-10T18:45:00.000Z

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
40
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescKershaw, SC; Richland, SC; Sumter, SC; Georgetown, SC
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued August 10 at 2:45PM EDT until August 10 at 3:30PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Expires2026-08-10T15:30:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Columbia SC
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount2
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b488c8d9b8bddf9e7d15014946f655e7fa8b839f.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9198443c62757db6c9d72fd7a1bcceb107c11f97.001.1"]
Iem TypeSummaryD
Iem City1 NNW Eadytown
Iem CountyBerkeley
Iem StateSC
Iem WfoCHS
Iem RemarkNWS employee reported three trees down around the 1100 block of Wilson Landing Road.
MergedSources[{"id":"iem_D_33.420_-80.150_1786381260000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1786381260000,"latitude":33.42,"longitude":-80.15}]

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.

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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 34/100, near Sumter (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 191 scientific monitoring sources.