Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 2 hours 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 20 May 2026 at 20:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 2nd strongest of the 122 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 4 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 20 at 4:01PM EDT until May 20 at 4:15PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
An estimated 358,395 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- May 20, 2026 · score 43 · 10.7 km
- July 21, 2026 · score 67 · 12.2 km
- June 10, 2026 · score 43 · 15.0 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.
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 | 79% |
| Coordinates | 38.3438, -82.2891 |
| Nearest City | Huntington (16 km) |
| Population Exposed | 358.4K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-20T20:01:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.25f595be944f92c382f72838ba95f93a |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Cabell, WV; Lincoln, WV; Wayne, WV; Lawrence, KY; Wayne, WV; Cabell, WV; Kanawha, WV; Lincoln, WV; Mason, WV; Putnam, WV |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 20 at 4:01PM EDT until May 20 at 4:15PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV |
| Expires | 2026-05-20T16:15:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Charleston WV |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 3 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.25f595be944f92c382f72838ba95f93a13891871.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5477befdc807ef9c3f91ea8b61c994efbaed24ee.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6734b426415d1302959d28812640416a14afb45d.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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