Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 43

Severe Weather in United States

PenderUnited StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 6 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.

23 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest 14 km from here.

This alert expired on 11 May 2026 at 17:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 32 recorded within 20 km of this point since 13 March 2026 — 6 others scored the same. 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 May 11 at 1:02PM EDT until May 11 at 1:30PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC

An estimated 201,214 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 13 March 2026

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 82 % 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 confidence82%
Coordinates34.5193, -77.8719
Nearest CityWilmington (32 km)
Population Exposed201.2K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-05-11T17:02:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.343261f5660affa640b17c6488f59586

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescDuplin, NC; Brunswick, NC; New Hanover, NC; Pender, NC
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued May 11 at 1:02PM EDT until May 11 at 1:30PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Expires2026-05-11T13:30:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Newport/Morehead City NC
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount2
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.343261f5660affa640b17c6488f59586b0b9f68f.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9f6cc20d143d5612cc8da9180a761b3e65d80007.001.1"]

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 43/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.