Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 13 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 6 July 2026 at 23:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 19th strongest of the 42 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 6 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 6 at 6:57PM EDT until July 6 at 7:30PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Urban PEI: 30,616 within a heuristic 50 km radius; not unique people.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- September 6, 2026 · score 32 · 14.8 km
- June 23, 2026 · score 39 · 21.4 km
- March 17, 2026 · score 43 · 25.0 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 34 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) | 34 / 100 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.80/1 |
| Coordinates | 36.4069, -77.9597 |
| Nearest City | Roanoke Rapids (28 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 30.6K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-06T22:57:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d19f2ab565c770e0e2e4c01c36fffd8d |
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: 2026-07-06T22:57:00.000Z.
First archived: 2026-07-06T23:00:13.872Z. 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 | Brunswick, VA; Mecklenburg, VA; Johnston, NC; Sampson, NC; Wayne, NC; Wilson, NC; Chesterfield, VA and 3 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 6 at 6:57PM EDT until July 6 at 7:30PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA |
| Expires | 2026-07-06T19:30:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Wakefield VA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 6 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d19f2ab565c770e0e2e4c01c36fffd8d1839aef6.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2853c46e7a18d3ceaf0976b9e02a44dd1eb91663.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.96560c9529915ee573118616b6aa9ab502ca6107.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3b26eac5bf64cffad6be437b019bac41f99d00bc.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.37db039f22f8aa2df2a94789c7a783a069b56402.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5952ea5fb0ac2f4d9664eb497b6a2e38d6c4d93e.001.1"] |
Safety Information
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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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