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 27 July 2026 at 02:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 106 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026 — 27 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 7 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 26 at 9:22PM EDT until July 26 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
Urban PEI: 145,329 within a heuristic 50 km radius; not unique people.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- June 12, 2026 · score 43 · 9.9 km
- May 21, 2026 · score 43 · 10.0 km
- July 19, 2026 · score 43 · 13.6 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.
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) | 43 / 100 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.81/1 |
| Coordinates | 37.3291, -79.1528 |
| Nearest City | West Lynchburg (8 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 145.3K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-27T01:22:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d65afc2957653adca3588d3a935c0b08 |
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: 2026-07-27T01:22:00.000Z.
First archived: 2026-07-27T01:25:27.248Z. 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 | Rockingham, NC; Henry, VA; City of Martinsville, VA; Albemarle, VA; Henry, VA; City of Martinsville, VA and 1 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 26 at 9:22PM EDT until July 26 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA |
| Expires | 2026-07-26T22:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Blacksburg VA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 5 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d65afc2957653adca3588d3a935c0b08dfd64633.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ada987fb402fe6ef775a0ae2ac5d305c6c2d68eb.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d7722017271343dace10cdfbbd82feff44c91fdc.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5cd5134326af14ab721415a0d5a7d686455ef82c.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7399e4f0a00b6ed05f4d6c621b2c866b4b2d60de.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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