This alert expired on 8 July 2026 at 22:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 5th strongest of the 42 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 11 June 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 9 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 8 at 5:43PM EDT until July 8 at 6:45PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
An estimated 615,121 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 11 June 2026
- July 7, 2026 · score 41 · 2.4 km
- July 8, 2026 · score 48 · 8.3 km
- July 23, 2026 · score 43 · 12.6 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 80 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Event Data
| Type | Severe weather |
| Severity | medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 48 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 80% |
| Coordinates | 35.5840, -78.1450 |
| Nearest City | Wilson (25 km) |
| Population Exposed | 615.1K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-08T21:43:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.78798f582faab7a6890849f180db0b99 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Beaufort, NC; Pitt, NC; Chatham, NC; Harnett, NC; Lee, NC; Wake, NC |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 8 at 5:43PM EDT until July 8 at 6:45PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC |
| Expires | 2026-07-08T18:45:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Newport/Morehead City NC |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.78798f582faab7a6890849f180db0b9969cb3961.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e82011c7e7d7378824a29ec6e1555e19779d609b.001.1"] |
Safety Information
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Series begins 10 February 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.
Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 48/100, near Wilson (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.