This alert expired on 8 July 2026 at 20:49 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 18th strongest of the 87 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 July 8 at 4:39PM EDT until July 8 at 4:45PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
An estimated 57,485 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- July 22, 2026 · score 39 · 18.3 km
- March 17, 2026 · score 43 · 22.8 km
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 81 % 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) | 39 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 81% |
| Coordinates | 36.6217, -79.6812 |
| Nearest City | Eden (17 km) |
| Population Exposed | 57.5K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-08T20:39:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.36ab5fe44654bf645eb905fc480b49b8 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Stokes, NC; Surry, NC; Carroll, VA; Patrick, VA; Caswell, NC; Rockingham, NC; Pittsylvania, VA |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 8 at 4:39PM EDT until July 8 at 4:45PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA |
| Expires | 2026-07-08T16:49:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Blacksburg VA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 3 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.36ab5fe44654bf645eb905fc480b49b8b321fb2b.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.47ceca675201454fc3fd11c74acb41ca346203d3.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.98d4365a16b794a7469f0f24f247b5e66fc2c711.002.1"] |
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 39/100, near Eden (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.