Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 2 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 5 July 2026 at 23:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 64 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026 — 43 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 2 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 5 at 6:25PM EDT until July 5 at 7:30PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Urban PEI: 1,163,222 within a heuristic 50 km radius; not unique people.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- July 5, 2026 · score 52 · 2.0 km
- August 11, 2026 · score 52 · 11.8 km
- August 6, 2026 · score 52 · 13.5 km
How we know
2 recorded sources include NOAA; independence is not established by this count.
Our own score for this event is 52 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) | 52 / 100 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.83/1 |
| Coordinates | 35.4057, -81.2017 |
| Nearest City | Gastonia (16 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 1.2M within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-05T22:25:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f4928e2d697337a904349820ec6e3b21 |
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: 2026-07-05T22:25:00.000Z.
First archived: 2026-07-05T22:33:57.806Z. 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 | Burke, NC; McDowell, NC; Polk, NC; Rutherford, NC; Davidson, NC; Forsyth, NC; Guilford, NC; Fairfield, SC and 1 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 5 at 6:25PM EDT until July 5 at 7:30PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC |
| Expires | 2026-07-05T19:30:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 4 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f4928e2d697337a904349820ec6e3b21db1785cc.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.22275652326072f98068e33cfefc0a57be49c615.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1b147189e2e1a663bd5fed9671a57014916235a1.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5bfcdafa10f93d27972180ef5009533c9a8a74d2.001.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | D |
| Iem City | 3 SW Midland |
| Iem County | Union |
| Iem State | NC |
| Iem Wfo | GSP |
| Iem Remark | Ham radio operator reports a tree blown down at Highway 601 and Brief Rd. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_D_35.190_-80.530_1783287000000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1783287000000,"latitude":35.19,"longitude":-80.53}] |
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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