Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 3 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
4 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest <1 km from here.
This alert expired on 5 September 2026 at 14:04 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 13th strongest of the 58 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 29 April 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 5 at 9:54AM EDT until September 5 at 10:00AM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
An estimated 17,056 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 29 April 2026
- July 28, 2026 · score 46 · 15.2 km
- August 2, 2026 · score 34 · 18.3 km
- August 28, 2026 · score 34 · 25.0 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 28 out of 100, at 87 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Computed under scoring rules v4. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.
Event Data
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 28 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 87% |
| Coordinates | 37.7714, -80.7287 |
| Nearest City | Beckley (41 km) |
| Population Exposed | 17.1K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-05T13:54:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.d2fa78123bdb0145878ac4432d0e8c6520575645.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Greenbrier, WV; Raleigh, WV |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 5 at 9:54AM EDT until September 5 at 10:00AM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA |
| Expires | 2026-09-05T10:04:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Blacksburg VA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d2fa78123bdb0145878ac4432d0e8c6520575645.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cb58997453c1114129da73a37977a885d7d174ea.002.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | H |
| Iem Magnitude | 0.7 |
| Iem Unit | Inch |
| Iem City | Craigsville |
| Iem County | Nicholas |
| Iem State | WV |
| Iem Wfo | RLX |
| Iem Remark | Dime-sized hail measured in Craigsville. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_H_38.330_-80.650_1788612180000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1788612180000,"latitude":38.33,"longitude":-80.65}] |
Safety Information
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Series begins 8 March 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 28/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.