This alert expired on 5 August 2026 at 23:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 24 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026 — 7 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 13 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 5 at 6:43PM EDT until August 5 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
An estimated 181,474 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- August 2, 2026 · score 43 · 4.7 km
- August 5, 2026 · score 43 · 6.6 km
- July 2, 2026 · score 43 · 13.5 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 79 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Event Data
| Type | Severe weather |
| Severity | medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 43 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 79% |
| Coordinates | 34.2778, -83.4378 |
| Nearest City | Gainesville (35 km) |
| Population Exposed | 181.5K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-05T22:43:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.15b026ba979dfbd923217d7a221661dd |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Newton, GA; Transylvania, NC; Greenville, SC; Oconee, SC; Pickens, SC |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 5 at 6:43PM EDT until August 5 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA |
| Expires | 2026-08-05T19:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Peachtree City GA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.15b026ba979dfbd923217d7a221661dd4e665ecd.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f4d7466cec4f76d2047cb4e69dbbbbc421623ba0.001.1"] |
Safety Information
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Series begins 10 February 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.
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