This alert expired on 4 September 2026 at 23:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 11th strongest of the 34 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 17 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 4 August 2026.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 4 at 6:57PM EDT until September 4 at 7:15PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
An estimated 15,345 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 17 March 2026
- June 23, 2026 · score 34 · 12.1 km
- July 6, 2026 · score 43 · 18.4 km
- July 29, 2026 · score 32 · 21.9 km
How we know
Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 28 out of 100, at 91 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Computed under scoring rules v4. 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 |
| Our confidence | 91% |
| Coordinates | 36.6657, -77.2573 |
| Nearest City | Roanoke Rapids (42 km) |
| Population Exposed | 15.3K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-04T22:57:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.0e953db89c1795b6476e4acf023f1ced6626390c.002.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Dinwiddie, VA; Prince George, VA; City of Petersburg, VA; Northampton, NC; Greensville, VA; Southampton, VA; Sussex, VA; City of Emporia, VA and 2 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 4 at 6:57PM EDT until September 4 at 7:15PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA |
| Expires | 2026-09-04T19:15:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Wakefield VA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 5 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0e953db89c1795b6476e4acf023f1ced6626390c.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.63e7102a79cf50f5c5cd990346f64d4e0ccddd1a.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e53ef22308b6c5d01e0846803bc5e743278a31d9.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d09becb59f6e2f5b72e890f82455c38d499f90dc.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a2cd37bde3103e24668d6f68433b68243f2731bb.001.1"] |
| Spc ReportType | wind |
| Spc Speed | UNK |
| Spc Location | 3 SW Askewville |
| Spc County | Bertie |
| Spc State | NC |
| Spc Comments | Multiple trees knocked down on US-13 in Bertie county. (AKQ) |
| Iem TypeSummary | D |
| Iem City | Earleys |
| Iem County | Hertford |
| Iem State | NC |
Safety Information
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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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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 28/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.