This alert expired on 27 May 2026 at 20:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 46th strongest of the 130 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 17 March 2026.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 27 at 3:51PM EDT until May 27 at 4:15PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
An estimated 395,141 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- June 22, 2026 · score 43 · 8.3 km
- July 18, 2026 · score 43 · 10.8 km
- March 16, 2026 · score 48 · 13.3 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 80 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
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) | 43 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 80% |
| Coordinates | 36.2908, -80.3769 |
| Nearest City | Winston-Salem (25 km) |
| Population Exposed | 395.1K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-27T19:51:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d4137d16722203f00ba5c35721eab404 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Caswell, NC; Rockingham, NC; Pittsylvania, VA; Wilkes, NC; Yadkin, NC |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 27 at 3:51PM EDT until May 27 at 4:15PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA |
| Expires | 2026-05-27T16:15:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Blacksburg VA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d4137d16722203f00ba5c35721eab404ebab4e01.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4142e3cc7d5771cac0d0d0b3b6a54f71a2a4dc35.001.1"] |
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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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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 43/100, near Winston-Salem (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.