This alert expired on 19 July 2026 at 23:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 6th strongest of the 54 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 8 July 2026. 2 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 19 at 5:59PM EDT until July 19 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
An estimated 366,638 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- July 20, 2026 · score 41 · 5.3 km
- March 16, 2026 · score 72 · 11.3 km
- June 18, 2026 · score 48 · 20.1 km
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 80 % 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
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 43 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 80% |
| Coordinates | 36.4958, -79.9075 |
| Nearest City | Eden (12 km) |
| Population Exposed | 366.6K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-19T21:59:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.06b05d255c6ab33f3e0fd2e90d441a3e |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Caswell, NC; Rockingham, NC; Pittsylvania, VA; City of Danville, VA; Stokes, NC; Surry, NC; Carroll, VA; Patrick, VA |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 19 at 5:59PM EDT until July 19 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA |
| Expires | 2026-07-19T19:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Blacksburg VA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.06b05d255c6ab33f3e0fd2e90d441a3e866942b2.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.eceb17c246a26099112781bc4148936d186f8843.001.1"] |
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, near Eden (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.