Calamity
mediumSevere weatherCalamity Score: 43

Severe weather near Salisbury

United StatesNOAA

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

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

TypeSevere weather
Severitymedium
Calamity Score (ours)43 / 100
Our confidence81%
Coordinates35.5087, -80.3566
Nearest CitySalisbury (21 km)
Population Exposed372.7K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-08-08T23:17:00.000Z

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescChatham, NC; Durham, NC; Alamance, NC; Chatham, NC; Davidson, NC; Randolph, NC; Cherokee, SC; Greenville, SC; Spartanburg, SC
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued August 8 at 7:17PM EDT until August 8 at 7:30PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
Expires2026-08-08T19:30:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Raleigh NC
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount3
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"]

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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.

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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.