This alert expired on 3 July 2026 at 22:19 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 4th strongest of the 17 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 5 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 3 at 6:09PM EDT until July 3 at 6:15PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
An estimated 95,056 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- July 23, 2026 · score 39 · 15.6 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 39 out of 100, at 76 % 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) | 39 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 76% |
| Coordinates | 35.6197, -82.7686 |
| Nearest City | Asheville (20 km) |
| Population Exposed | 95.1K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-03T22:09:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c1e904e78a4bd5f6cc5d798944928d47 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | McDowell, NC; Yancey, NC; Jackson, NC; Swain, NC |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 3 at 6:09PM EDT until July 3 at 6:15PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC |
| Expires | 2026-07-03T18:19:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c1e904e78a4bd5f6cc5d798944928d47036b4f49.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8c3e98bfebd6ac453b020d06e6072a271982cc39.001.1"] |
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 39/100, near Asheville (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.