This alert expired on 19 July 2026 at 22:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 5th strongest of the 38 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 6 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 19 at 6:04PM EDT until July 19 at 6:30PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
An estimated 395,299 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- May 27, 2026 · score 43 · 5.9 km
- March 16, 2026 · score 43 · 6.8 km
- July 9, 2026 · score 43 · 9.9 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 | 36.3400, -79.4111 |
| Nearest City | Burlington (27 km) |
| Population Exposed | 395.3K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-19T22:04:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d7a147d9e00b04d5ddba7d27e44cf940 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Stokes, NC; Surry, NC; Patrick, VA; Franklin, NC; Granville, NC; Wake, NC; Caswell, NC; Rockingham, NC; Pittsylvania, VA; City of Danville, VA |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 19 at 6:04PM EDT until July 19 at 6:30PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA |
| Expires | 2026-07-19T18:30:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Blacksburg VA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 3 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d7a147d9e00b04d5ddba7d27e44cf940ff9b603d.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6ed8e9aac7df2fea87da0edb76ffb338787c5f30.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.06b05d255c6ab33f3e0fd2e90d441a3e866942b2.001.1"] |
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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 Burlington (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.