Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 43

Severe Weather in United States

PenderUnited StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 6 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 11 May 2026 at 17:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 31 recorded within 20 km of this point since 13 March 2026 — 6 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 May 11 at 1:05PM EDT until May 11 at 1:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC

An estimated 201,214 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 13 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 82 % confidence.

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

Computed under scoring rules v1. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.

Event Data

TypeSevere Weather
SeverityMedium
Calamity Score (ours)43 / 100
Our confidence82%
Coordinates34.5681, -77.8770
Nearest CityWilmington (37 km)
Population Exposed201.2K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-05-11T17:05:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.04306471204a4469b93118498138df98

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescPender, NC; Duplin, NC; Brunswick, NC; New Hanover, NC; Pender, NC
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued May 11 at 1:05PM EDT until May 11 at 1:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC
Expires2026-05-11T13:45:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Wilmington NC
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount3
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.04306471204a4469b93118498138df980ea0952b.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.343261f5660affa640b17c6488f59586b0b9f68f.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9f6cc20d143d5612cc8da9180a761b3e65d80007.001.1"]

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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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 185 scientific monitoring sources.