Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 11 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
Nothing else has been detected within 20 km in the last 24 hours.
This alert expired on 28 July 2026 at 22:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 9th strongest of the 24 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. 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 July 28 at 4:55PM EDT until July 28 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
Urban PEI: 127,990 within a heuristic 50 km radius; not unique people.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- August 12, 2026 · score 43 · 15.5 km
- September 5, 2026 · score 32 · 17.1 km
- July 28, 2026 · score 67 · 26.5 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 37 out of 100.
This is our versioned heuristic index, not source severity or a calibrated probability. Urban PEI does not count unique people.
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) | 37 / 100 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.79/1 |
| Coordinates | 36.3723, -81.9849 |
| Nearest City | Bristol (31 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 128.0K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-28T20:55:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d026ff23877324e86941cc09a79ab773 |
Physical priority index · v1. Heuristic priority, not calibrated probability, predictive accuracy or damage. The legacy data-support index combines assigned source support and field availability. Urban PEI is distance-weighted and does not count unique people; zero does not establish that nobody is present. Model cards.
Source and revision timeline
Source: noaa. Occurrence: 2026-07-28T20:55:00.000Z.
First archived: 2026-07-28T21:00:01.365Z. Material modification: not recorded.
Retained revisions are prospective; earlier versions may be unavailable. No revision entry does not prove that a record never changed.
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Rockingham, NC; Stokes, NC; Henry, VA; Patrick, VA; Johnson, TN; Harlan, KY and 8 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 28 at 4:55PM EDT until July 28 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA |
| Expires | 2026-07-28T18:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Blacksburg VA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 11 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d026ff23877324e86941cc09a79ab7736e27e1c9.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.237d91850192479d8eac29af3c0e1faa5e4bc437.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5d82e3272c93091f7b75a826f58bc59791fd604c.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7f40addd9931dd806ca310e93f017271aa05d02d.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.491cbcaaaeacbf425b8dcf44d1ac37382ffebd9e.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.80444acbcad7641a46013d273274b0a87bacbec8.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0894c39ad0c343e32b079a68a1d058519ca79222.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1ac963c20780ab0fc1d37e7461cfde3339329cc3.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3c1476b51a793fb889cb227ace341ee217cc7dae.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9779e3ff8094f083d042d15d8a9d459ec1bb748a.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3922f7a24ee69fbbb95d114991c4f67361f0819e.001.1"] |
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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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