Severe weather near Portsmouth Heights
This alert expired on 23 June 2026 at 19:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 2nd strongest of the 52 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 8 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 23 at 3:01PM EDT until June 23 at 3:15PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
An estimated 1,781,719 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- June 13, 2026 · score 52 · 1.4 km
- July 6, 2026 · score 52 · 5.2 km
- July 6, 2026 · score 52 · 7.9 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 52 out of 100, at 79 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Event Data
| Type | Severe weather |
| Severity | medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 52 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 79% |
| Coordinates | 36.5997, -76.3529 |
| Nearest City | Portsmouth Heights (25 km) |
| Population Exposed | 1.8M within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-06-23T19:01:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.dc01077befc5054002ed4bc9fc3cb74b |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | City of Norfolk, VA; City of Virginia Beach, VA; Bertie, NC; Camden, NC; Chowan, NC; Currituck, NC; Gates, NC; Hertford, NC; Pasquotank, NC; Perquimans, NC; City of Chesapeake, VA; City of Suffolk, VA |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 23 at 3:01PM EDT until June 23 at 3:15PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA |
| Expires | 2026-06-23T15:15:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Wakefield VA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.dc01077befc5054002ed4bc9fc3cb74b0369fdcd.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a8a2abaa2f1d081bd98489837ffe7b4d4d5268b6.001.1"] |
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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.
Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 52/100, near Portsmouth Heights (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.