Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 43

Severe Weather in United States

MadisonUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 12 August 2026 at 01:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 7th strongest of the 19 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. One more was recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 11 at 8:50PM EDT until August 11 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA

An estimated 110,150 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 16 March 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 11 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 90 % 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)43 / 100
Our confidence90%
Coordinates35.8646, -82.6645
Nearest CityAsheville (31 km)
Population Exposed110.2K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-08-12T00:50:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2b2e04fd08760c12113e2c74c9198106

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescAlleghany, NC; Ashe, NC; Carroll, VA; Grayson, VA; Pulaski, VA; Smyth, VA; Wythe, VA; City of Galax, VA; Carter, TN; Johnson, TN; Carter, TN; Greene, TN; Hawkins, TN; Sullivan, TN; Unicoi, TN; Washington, TN and 6 more areas
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued August 11 at 8:50PM EDT until August 11 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
Expires2026-08-11T21:00:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Blacksburg VA
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount9
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Iem TypeSummaryD
Iem City3 ENE Hampton
Iem CountyCarter
Iem StateTN
Iem WfoMRX
Iem RemarkCarter County dispatch reports a few trees down but no significant damage. Time estimated by radar.
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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 43/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.