Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 22

Severe Weather in United States

PocahontasUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 18 June 2026 at 12:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 35 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026 — 10 others scored the same. 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 18 at 8:28AM EDT until June 18 at 8:45AM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA

Nearby, since 16 March 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 4 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 22 out of 100, at 69 % 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

TypeSevere Weather
SeverityMedium
Calamity Score (ours)22 / 100
Our confidence69%
Coordinates38.3057, -80.1693
Nearest CityStaunton (98 km)
Impact Tierminor
Timestamp2026-06-18T12:28:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e37992af056c45f4cf2f6f06e7598d7a

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
0
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescAlleghany, VA; Bath, VA; Greenbrier, WV; Monroe, WV; Summers, WV; Buchanan, VA; Fayette, WV; Logan, WV; McDowell, WV; Mingo, WV; Raleigh, WV; Wyoming, WV; Allegany, MD; Rockingham, VA; Grant, WV; Hampshire, WV; Hardy, WV; Mineral, WV; Pendleton, WV and 7 more areas
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued June 18 at 8:28AM EDT until June 18 at 8:45AM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
Expires2026-06-18T08:45:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Blacksburg VA
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount10
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Iem TypeSummaryD
Iem City10 SW Gassaway
Iem CountyBraxton
Iem StateWV
Iem WfoRLX
Iem RemarkTree fell on a house.
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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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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 22/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.