This alert expired on 6 August 2026 at 22:01 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 53 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026 — 26 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 14 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 6 at 5:51PM EDT until August 6 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
An estimated 1,127,213 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- July 5, 2026 · score 52 · 14.6 km
- August 29, 2026 · score 52 · 14.8 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 52 out of 100, at 81 % 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 | 81% |
| Coordinates | 35.3214, -81.3081 |
| Nearest City | Gastonia (13 km) |
| Population Exposed | 1.1M within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-06T21:51:00.000Z |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Gaston, NC; Lincoln, NC; Transylvania, NC; Oconee, SC; Pickens, SC; Chatham, NC; Davidson, NC; Montgomery, NC; Moore, NC; Randolph, NC |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 6 at 5:51PM EDT until August 6 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC |
| Expires | 2026-08-06T18:01:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 3 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c2fedd536efe50ee8b6e5a9aab7de215c8f6963b.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.920f33f43ecea0b8ceca3fcac79ba9ebdc8c837c.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9b248f6a185ad18d1a5c3e6a20ffb00351080083.001.1"] |
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 52/100, near Gastonia (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 191 scientific monitoring sources.