Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 11 minutes 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 23 May 2026 at 19:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 2nd strongest of the 62 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 12 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 2 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 23 at 2:38PM EDT until May 23 at 3:30PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
An estimated 130,787 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 12 March 2026
- August 27, 2026 · score 43 · 6.6 km
- March 12, 2026 · score 67 · 6.7 km
- March 13, 2026 · score 43 · 12.4 km
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 78 % 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) | 43 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 78% |
| Coordinates | 33.4331, -82.2476 |
| Nearest City | Evans (15 km) |
| Population Exposed | 130.8K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-23T18:38:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5d0c02f66beb34f8dff04a1f7c4c6443 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Columbia, GA; Richmond, GA; Aiken, SC; Edgefield, SC; Burke, GA; Columbia, GA; McDuffie, GA; Richmond, GA |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 23 at 2:38PM EDT until May 23 at 3:30PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC |
| Expires | 2026-05-23T15:30:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Columbia SC |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5d0c02f66beb34f8dff04a1f7c4c6443b0b85ed6.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d8e8755663042301597b43af06899721df0a1269.001.1"] |
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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