This alert expired on 6 July 2026 at 20:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 5th strongest of the 40 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 6 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 6 at 3:59PM EDT until July 6 at 4:30PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- August 29, 2026 · score 34 · 10.7 km
- March 16, 2026 · score 22 · 11.6 km
- May 27, 2026 · score 34 · 12.8 km
How we know
Confirmed by 4 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 22 out of 100, at 69 % 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) | 22 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 69% |
| Coordinates | 37.6077, -76.2035 |
| Nearest City | Williamsburg (58 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-06T19:59:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.82a0c03f12300be1c2c6f4d65e4e5723 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Gates, NC; Hertford, NC; Gloucester, VA; Lancaster, VA; Mathews, VA; Middlesex, VA; Kent, DE; Sussex, DE |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 6 at 3:59PM EDT until July 6 at 4:30PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA |
| Expires | 2026-07-06T16:30:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Wakefield VA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 3 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.82a0c03f12300be1c2c6f4d65e4e572333630c33.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.52e6bd92255ffffe34633222e38b49365b108e87.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bc9ba87500479c314b3d3922d1bfb86550a7b6a9.001.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | M |
| Iem Magnitude | 49 |
| Iem Unit | mph |
| Iem City | Point Lookout |
| Iem County | St. Marys |
| Iem State | MD |
| Iem Wfo | LWX |
| Iem Remark | Wind gusts of up to 43 knots (49 MPH) were measured by the Point Lookout WeatherFlow sensor (XPTL) between 2:34 and 2:39 PM. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_D_37.910_-76.470_1783359900000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1783359900000,"latitude":37.91,"longitude":-76.47},{"id":"iem_D_37.630_-76.570_1783366500000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1783366500000,"latitude":37.63,"longitude":-76.57},{"id":"iem_M_38.040_-76.320_1783362840000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1783362840000,"latitude":38.04,"longitude":-76.32}] |
Safety Information
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Series begins 10 February 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.
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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 22/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.