Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 15 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 29 July 2026 at 02:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 92nd strongest of the 224 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 5 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 28 at 2:51PM EDT until July 28 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Urban PEI: 59,775 within a heuristic 50 km radius; not unique people.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- May 20, 2026 · score 43 · 9.5 km
- June 15, 2026 · score 43 · 10.5 km
- June 10, 2026 · score 37 · 11.0 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 39 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) | 39 / 100 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.80/1 |
| Coordinates | 39.1444, -75.7556 |
| Nearest City | Dover (20 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 59.8K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-28T18:51:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Watch_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f4bf2a37141d4b90f6c45dea4357d5fb |
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: 2026-07-28T18:51:00.000Z.
First archived: 2026-07-28T19:53:33.568Z. 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 Watch |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| AreaDesc | Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA; Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA; Rappahannock River from Urbanna to Windmill Point; Coastal waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chincoteague VA out 20 NM; Coastal waters from Chincoteague to Parramore Island VA out 20 NM; Coastal waters from Parramore Island to Cape Charles Light VA out 20 NM; Dorchester, MD; Somerset, MD; Wicomico, MD; Worcester, MD; Accomack, VA; Caroline, VA; Cumberland, VA; Essex, VA; Fluvanna, VA; Gloucester, VA; Goochland, VA; Hanover, VA; Henrico, VA; King and Queen, VA; King William, VA; Lancaster, VA; Louisa, VA; Mathews, VA; Middlesex, VA; New Kent, VA; Northampton, VA; Northumberland, VA; Powhatan, VA; Richmond, VA; Westmoreland, VA; City of Richmond, VA; District of Columbia, DC; Allegany, MD; Anne Arundel, MD; Baltimore, MD; Calvert, MD; Carroll, MD; Cecil, MD; Charles, MD; Frederick, MD; Harford, MD; Howard, MD; Montgomery, MD; Prince Georges, MD; St. Marys, MD; Washington, MD; Baltimore City, MD; Albemarle, VA; Arlington, VA; Augusta, VA; Clarke, VA; Culpeper, VA; Fairfax, VA; Fauquier, VA; Frederick, VA; Greene, VA; Highland, VA; King George, VA; Loudoun, VA; Madison, VA; Nelson, VA; Orange, VA; Page, VA; Prince William, VA; Rappahannock, VA; Rockingham, VA; Shenandoah, VA; Spotsylvania, VA; Stafford, VA; Warren, VA; City of Alexandria, VA; City of Charlottesville, VA; City of Fairfax, VA; City of Falls Church, VA; City of Fredericksburg, VA; City of Harrisonburg, VA; City of Manassas, VA; City of Manassas Park, VA; City of Staunton, VA; City of Waynesboro, VA; City of Winchester, VA; Berkeley, WV; Grant, WV; Hampshire, WV; Hardy, WV; Jefferson, WV; Mineral, WV; Morgan, WV; Pendleton, WV and 6 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 28 at 2:51PM EDT until July 28 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA |
| Expires | 2026-07-28T22:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Wakefield VA |
| HasExactCoords | false |
| MergedCount | 9 |
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