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 21 July 2026 at 21:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 14th strongest of the 28 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 24 May 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 7 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 21 at 4:24PM EDT until July 21 at 5:15PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Urban PEI: 20,409 within a heuristic 50 km radius; not unique people.
Nearby, since 24 May 2026
- September 20, 2026 · score 37 · 16.7 km
- July 21, 2026 · score 67 · 19.4 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 28 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) | 28 / 100 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.79/1 |
| Coordinates | 38.6809, -83.2941 |
| Nearest City | Portsmouth (26 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 20.4K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-21T20:24:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f87884e6aa1a76f2873273d3867110ac |
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: 2026-07-21T20:24:00.000Z.
First archived: 2026-07-21T20:30:52.779Z. 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 | Athens, OH; Gallia, OH; Jackson, OH; Meigs, OH; Vinton, OH; Mason, WV; Adams, OH; Marion, WV; Wetzel, WV and 9 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 21 at 4:24PM EDT until July 21 at 5:15PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV |
| Expires | 2026-07-21T17:15:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Charleston WV |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 12 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f87884e6aa1a76f2873273d3867110acdfb66677.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a226a8d58ec64498eac891913e01b16e9038392a.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.edde3cacd7ade34323179da306f057e924a3c32b.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e26d5f73983b3d7b34233f7d96c07bffe865052c.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6499daa350e622d6c8a70260725ae068a3f9a8d8.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.36cffd1980405570452e1fdae0a7f184d0506b8c.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.86f4d084aaebd230bfffbaed494538adda2c0bb9.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0d21f9707c16c94d08829fdcbcbec4ac68111e1d.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.678b831dc0fba5e40ec3a447b129a261a66141d9.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e25b8082f8b7b057149a8287dbbf4595f4fd5651.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6e361de4092d9f3f95f35a9ed918b00e2f03d840.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.546e2dca33416c76a2e880f1324af2fa95f762a3.001.1"] |
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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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