This alert expired on 5 July 2026 at 23:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 610th strongest of the 844 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 10 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 43 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 5 at 6:31PM EDT until July 5 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
An estimated 4,166,336 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 10 March 2026
- March 17, 2026 · score 52 · 5.0 km
- August 2, 2026 · score 66 · 6.1 km
- August 30, 2026 · score 52 · 8.3 km
How we know
Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 52 out of 100, at 88 % 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) | 52 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 88% |
| Coordinates | 38.7907, -77.1573 |
| Nearest City | Franconia (1 km) |
| Population Exposed | 4.2M within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-05T22:31:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ec7d54ded5d4043bd082dea7a833f530 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Culpeper, VA; Fauquier, VA; Caroline, MD; Kent, MD; Queen Anne's, MD; Talbot, MD; Caroline, VA; Hanover, VA; Henrico, VA; King William, VA and 3 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 5 at 6:31PM EDT until July 5 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC |
| Expires | 2026-07-05T19:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 6 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ec7d54ded5d4043bd082dea7a833f530990febec.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b77c71dd76d716f67fa067695e533423e08d86d4.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.eb78599f21974901f766eb5639eef3bf9073db1c.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b7687bd09783bc9187c91d9bba5b259e1d17894a.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e6e37e4296a328803385da00d1472c67e8f79ca8.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7193a1496f5824f59597fe45bbbd6c0a444d7a26.001.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | D |
| Iem City | 1 N Guinea |
| Iem County | Caroline |
| Iem State | VA |
| Iem Wfo | AKQ |
| Iem Remark | Multiple trees down on Claiborne Crossing road in Caroline County. Time estimated from radar. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_D_38.290_-77.680_1783287900000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1783287900000,"latitude":38.29,"longitude":-77.68},{"id":"iem_D_38.160_-77.440_1783287000000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1783287000000,"latitude":38.16,"longitude":-77.44}] |
Safety Information
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Series begins 10 February 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 52/100, near Franconia (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.