Calamity
mediumSevere weatherCalamity Score: 43

Severe weather in United States

AppomattoxUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 13 June 2026 at 03:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 3rd strongest of the 122 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 10 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued June 12 at 9:26PM EDT until June 12 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA

An estimated 145,329 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 16 March 2026

How we know

One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.

Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 81 % confidence.

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

Event Data

TypeSevere weather
Severitymedium
Calamity Score (ours)43 / 100
Our confidence81%
Coordinates37.4000, -78.7000
Nearest CityLynchburg (39 km)
Population Exposed145.3K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-06-13T01:26:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Watch_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.33eb6db56dd13f71a89042c3287f5b82

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Watch
UrgencyFuture
CertaintyPossible
AreaDescChesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA; York River; James River from Jamestown to the James River Bridge; Brunswick, VA; Charles City, VA; Dinwiddie, VA; Gloucester, VA; Greensville, VA; James City, VA; Lunenburg, VA; Mathews, VA; Mecklenburg, VA; New Kent, VA; Prince George, VA; Surry, VA; Sussex, VA; York, VA; City of Colonial Heights, VA; City of Emporia, VA; City of Hopewell, VA; City of Newport News, VA; City of Petersburg, VA; City of Williamsburg, VA
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Watch issued June 12 at 9:26PM EDT until June 12 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Expires2026-06-12T23:00:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Wakefield VA
HasExactCoordsfalse
MergedCount2
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.33eb6db56dd13f71a89042c3287f5b820d8f73fb.004.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.33eb6db56dd13f71a89042c3287f5b820d8f73fb.003.1"]

Safety Information

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Series begins 10 February 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 43/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.