Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 5 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
Nothing else has been detected within 20 km in the last 24 hours.
This alert expired on 18 June 2026 at 12:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 30 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026 — 4 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 8:18AM EDT until June 18 at 8:45AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- July 21, 2026 · score 16 · 8.4 km
How we know
2 recorded sources include NOAA; independence is not established by this count.
Our own score for this event is 22 out of 100.
This is our versioned heuristic index, not source severity or a calibrated probability. Urban PEI does not count unique people.
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) | 22 / 100 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.64/1 |
| Coordinates | 38.5044, -79.8970 |
| Nearest City | Staunton (82 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 0 within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-06-18T12:18:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e55b989e42eab05efd49d327bfd7d179 |
Physical priority index · v1. Heuristic priority, not calibrated probability, predictive accuracy or damage. The legacy data-support index combines assigned source support and field availability. Urban PEI is distance-weighted and does not count unique people; zero does not establish that nobody is present. Model cards.
Source and revision timeline
Source: noaa. Occurrence: 2026-06-18T12:18:00.000Z.
First archived: 2026-06-18T12:24:28.703Z. Material modification: not recorded.
Retained revisions are prospective; earlier versions may be unavailable. No revision entry does not prove that a record never changed.
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Pocahontas, WV; Randolph, WV; Webster, WV; Grant, WV; Pendleton, WV; Buchanan, VA; Boone, WV; Fayette, WV; Kanawha, WV; Logan, WV; McDowell, WV; Mingo, WV; Raleigh, WV; Wyoming, WV and 5 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 18 at 8:18AM EDT until June 18 at 8:45AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV |
| Expires | 2026-06-18T08:45:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Charleston WV |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 8 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e55b989e42eab05efd49d327bfd7d17924cce2f9.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8d869dce8f7df10aa726897c599ff5b3c85cd641.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.658cb4446b6ad150b96bdf73ed62aa75757a8b9a.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3a5b22ae6aeac4a7f980d56015f4467c122ce6c9.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.98c508405ccb172f10d3695008b6847e31004f10.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.dd156f32009f4d4ff52cd09686765012b9cf3fdc.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.981e30b98adcb87ef4e38802585a650f099e7a9a.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6473bd22b9b1874c2d5ad204315485b3ef39f2d9.001.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | D |
| Iem City | 1 ENE Rock Cave |
| Iem County | Upshur |
| Iem State | WV |
| Iem Wfo | RLX |
| Iem Remark | Multiple trees down in and around Rock Cave with one reported down on a house. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_D_38.850_-80.320_1781782200000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1781782200000,"latitude":38.85,"longitude":-80.32}] |
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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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