This alert expired on 8 August 2026 at 23:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 19th strongest of the 140 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 3 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 8 at 7:17PM EDT until August 8 at 7:30PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
An estimated 372,679 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- August 29, 2026 · score 43 · 4.6 km
- August 28, 2026 · score 37 · 4.6 km
- July 6, 2026 · score 43 · 6.0 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 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) | 43 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 81% |
| Coordinates | 35.5087, -80.3566 |
| Nearest City | Salisbury (21 km) |
| Population Exposed | 372.7K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-08T23:17:00.000Z |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Chatham, NC; Durham, NC; Alamance, NC; Chatham, NC; Davidson, NC; Randolph, NC; Cherokee, SC; Greenville, SC; Spartanburg, SC |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 8 at 7:17PM EDT until August 8 at 7:30PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC |
| Expires | 2026-08-08T19:30:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Raleigh NC |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 3 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d26590ea793ecd18151c84fbec38cf22ec4672d2.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8c5009b1f80dc8f67b250f8b8aee0dce4404968c.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f641bc7fce19ef26886990bf0ba840d6bb2bac13.002.1"] |
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 43/100, near Salisbury (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 191 scientific monitoring sources.