This alert expired on 18 July 2026 at 19:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 62 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026 — 20 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 4 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 18 at 2:54PM EDT until July 18 at 3:30PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
An estimated 145,329 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- August 4, 2026 · score 43 · 12.5 km
- August 3, 2026 · score 37 · 12.5 km
- May 21, 2026 · score 43 · 14.6 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 80 % 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 | 80% |
| Coordinates | 37.3511, -79.3333 |
| Nearest City | West Lynchburg (15 km) |
| Population Exposed | 145.3K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-18T18:54:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ccc7a9543eab7364c7a9aba30f56b6a8 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Alleghany, VA; Botetourt, VA; Rockbridge, VA; City of Covington, VA; Brunswick, VA; Lunenburg, VA; Mecklenburg, VA; Albemarle, VA; Orange, VA; City of Charlottesville, VA and 10 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 18 at 2:54PM EDT until July 18 at 3:30PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA |
| Expires | 2026-07-18T15:30:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Blacksburg VA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 13 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ccc7a9543eab7364c7a9aba30f56b6a84cd39c23.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9acaecb06059cc5e65b92a8dc323d765bd581877.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1f305249f8570cd704ffab3d5d7392c184bb47df.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2ecb73d4ca9c1efcfd9078d5c31b923ffe1c3aa4.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.dd01a6b421540c7ea9607de4584cc751b9519801.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.03b2cfb0ccb72ba89a6905ca80819044f965e9f7.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b36006c57978c397861afd97dff28e75244812d2.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f99dd88fa73c83172c2b1ae4b1109f97e321839c.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.15fb0681b87a07bb337b881bcb40fbc1edf2ab62.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.31e31d5b7c2f5f09d9b907379b5872f13f6fb4c6.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d5ef5156995816a9ff7cf6fa8edd2303a579945f.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.19f0e30383f3602dd518860094fc8368db33a64d.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b07932343839df58f45d68a2292a63101768b51f.002.1"] |
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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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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 43/100, near West Lynchburg (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.