This alert expired on 2 September 2026 at 21:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 73rd strongest of the 95 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 17 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 20 August 2026.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 2 at 4:55PM EDT until September 2 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
An estimated 418,099 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 17 March 2026
- July 7, 2026 · score 43 · 9.6 km
- July 27, 2026 · score 43 · 16.5 km
- June 22, 2026 · score 43 · 17.8 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 37 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 v4. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.
Event Data
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 37 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 80% |
| Coordinates | 37.7227, -77.8531 |
| Nearest City | Short Pump (23 km) |
| Population Exposed | 418.1K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-02T20:55:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.55a85426d7f98bf8ce01efda4b565d78504377a4.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Chesterfield, VA; Prince George, VA; City of Colonial Heights, VA; City of Hopewell, VA; City of Petersburg, VA; Cumberland, VA; Fluvanna, VA; Orange, VA; Spotsylvania, VA |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 2 at 4:55PM EDT until September 2 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA |
| Expires | 2026-09-02T17:30:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Wakefield VA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 3 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.55a85426d7f98bf8ce01efda4b565d78504377a4.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4ca3684f0c1cf7c8cd8ad062be69bd04cdfc6a0f.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6a047e02048c07d1b09dae6a3cfa8d14c6ca7ea2.001.1"] |
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 37/100, near Short Pump (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.