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 20:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 2nd strongest of the 72 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 7 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 20 at 4:12PM EDT until May 20 at 4:45PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
An estimated 559,968 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- September 2, 2026 · score 37 · 6.5 km
- May 20, 2026 · score 48 · 6.6 km
- July 9, 2026 · score 43 · 7.6 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 48 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) | 48 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 79% |
| Coordinates | 39.8144, -76.6209 |
| Nearest City | York (19 km) |
| Population Exposed | 560.0K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-20T20:12:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.592e6128d724afb83715826754ba3a66 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Fauquier, VA; Loudoun, VA; Prince William, VA; Lancaster, PA; York, PA; Clarke, VA; Fauquier, VA; Loudoun, VA and 3 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 20 at 4:12PM EDT until May 20 at 4:45PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC |
| Expires | 2026-05-20T16:45:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 6 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.592e6128d724afb83715826754ba3a66bf1b1750.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e978b8286df11fe1dce62556b9491b2eded1f433.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.88606b03fe8c197f21b60de4423ff6d6d647fc6e.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e63a9d380995c32362ad5ecf9c6b3e54d22d59d3.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.467ed2667cb19e1e8a04b08c7618f3c53e6b4665.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d49ee16cc91daba4dfb9b456f5dfc80d38a1bc2a.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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