This alert expired on 8 July 2026 at 21:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 9th strongest of the 48 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 13 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 7 July 2026. 10 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 8 at 5:04PM EDT until July 8 at 5:45PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
An estimated 953,880 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 13 March 2026
- July 8, 2026 · score 48 · 6.0 km
- July 7, 2026 · score 41 · 7.5 km
- July 8, 2026 · score 48 · 8.3 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 48 out of 100, at 81 % 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) | 48 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 81% |
| Coordinates | 35.5314, -78.2105 |
| Nearest City | Goldsboro (26 km) |
| Population Exposed | 953.9K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-08T21:04:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e0d220c7d7d78cbc5cad73969467f5ec |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Caswell, NC; Johnston, NC; Sampson, NC; Wayne, NC; Carteret, NC; Craven, NC; Jones, NC; Onslow, NC; Pamlico, NC |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 8 at 5:04PM EDT until July 8 at 5:45PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA |
| Expires | 2026-07-08T17:45:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Blacksburg VA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 3 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e0d220c7d7d78cbc5cad73969467f5ecccd5d07e.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bd25e75b47117d7b0a39b503bf3f7275752de0e5.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7cff51ebf8865f2ca70414144d140a4486531dc8.001.1"] |
Safety Information
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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 48/100, near Goldsboro (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.