This alert expired on 15 June 2026 at 00:21 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 99th strongest of the 212 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 12 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 3 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 14 at 8:12PM EDT until June 14 at 8:15PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
An estimated 897,195 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 12 March 2026
- July 6, 2026 · score 52 · 4.6 km
- July 9, 2026 · score 52 · 6.7 km
- August 27, 2026 · score 54 · 8.5 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 | 39.3844, -77.4689 |
| Nearest City | Ballenger Creek (3 km) |
| Population Exposed | 897.2K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-06-15T00:12:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e20457b85bb0e3cc76015b16bdcc7795 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Gates, NC; Hertford, NC; Southampton, VA; Sussex, VA; City of Franklin, VA; Lancaster, VA; Northumberland, VA; Richmond, VA; Westmoreland, VA; St. Marys, MD and 12 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 14 at 8:12PM EDT until June 14 at 8:15PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA |
| Expires | 2026-06-14T20:21:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Wakefield VA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 15 |
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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 Ballenger Creek (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.