Calamity
HighSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 45

Severe Weather in United States

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Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 11 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 4 September 2026 at 19:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 25 recorded within 20 km of this point since 17 March 2026 — 3 others scored the same. The last comparable one was on 3 September 2026.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 4 at 3:31PM EDT until September 4 at 3:45PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

An estimated 76,954 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 17 March 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 45 out of 100, at 85 % confidence.

The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.

Computed under scoring rules v4. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.

Event Data

TypeSevere Weather
SeverityHigh
Calamity Score (ours)45 / 100
Our confidence85%
Coordinates38.5241, -79.3126
Nearest CityHarrisonburg (39 km)
Population Exposed77.0K within 50 km
Impact Tiersevere
Timestamp2026-09-04T19:31:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.e8ae6b94bc00807764c9fb0fdf35467663df5f76.001.1

Score Breakdown

50
intensity
55
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescCulpeper, VA; Madison, VA; Orange, VA; Page, VA; Shenandoah, VA; Warren, VA and 5 more areas
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued September 4 at 3:31PM EDT until September 4 at 3:45PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Expires2026-09-04T15:45:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount8
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Spc ReportTypehail
Spc Speed100
Spc Location1 W Luray
Spc CountyPage
Spc StateVA
Spc CommentsQuarter size hail observed by trained spotter in Luray. (LWX)
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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.

This data is aggregated algorithmically from scientific sources. Not a replacement for official emergency warnings.

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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 45/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.