Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 39

Severe Weather in United States

RutherfordUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 19 July 2026 at 20:17 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 4th strongest of the 41 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 30 June 2026.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 19 at 4:08PM EDT until July 19 at 4:15PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC

An estimated 74,748 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 16 March 2026

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, 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

TypeSevere Weather
SeverityMedium
Calamity Score (ours)39 / 100
Our confidence80%
Coordinates35.3630, -81.9444
Nearest CityShelby (38 km)
Population Exposed74.7K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-07-19T20:08:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.24117a3b87455df9dc6414e2047fb06d

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
55
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescCatawba, NC; Henderson, NC; Greenville, SC
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued July 19 at 4:08PM EDT until July 19 at 4:15PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Expires2026-07-19T16:17:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount2
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.24117a3b87455df9dc6414e2047fb06dde7dc247.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d34fc17ef4f44d96e28022b35f3847240faf885f.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 39/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.