Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 3 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 18 May 2026 at 21:38 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 3rd strongest of the 31 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 13 May 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 5 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 5:28PM EDT until May 18 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
An estimated 65,114 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 13 May 2026
- June 14, 2026 · score 39 · 4.4 km
- August 6, 2026 · score 39 · 14.8 km
- June 14, 2026 · score 39 · 21.0 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 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) | 39 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 79% |
| Coordinates | 39.4355, -78.2542 |
| Nearest City | Martinsburg (25 km) |
| Population Exposed | 65.1K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Date | 2026-05-18 — time not reported by the source |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.69a50763ff09850f5fecfcb9e8766423 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Allegany, MD; Washington, MD; Clarke, VA; Frederick, VA; Shenandoah, VA; City of Winchester, VA |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 5:28PM EDT until May 18 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC |
| Expires | 2026-05-18T17:38:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.69a50763ff09850f5fecfcb9e8766423baa5554b.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.af216bf64ea0c212d05d80082356c749790ecc7e.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.
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 39/100, near Martinsburg (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.