Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 34

Severe Weather in United States

HalifaxUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 28 May 2026 at 01:05 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 4th strongest of the 45 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 26 May 2026. The last comparable one was on 27 May 2026. 7 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 27 at 8:56PM EDT until May 27 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA

An estimated 15,271 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 26 May 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 4 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 34 out of 100, at 90 % 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

TypeSevere Weather
SeverityMedium
Calamity Score (ours)34 / 100
Our confidence90%
Coordinates36.6849, -78.7225
Nearest CityHenderson (49 km)
Population Exposed15.3K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Date2026-05-28 — time not reported by the source
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.906b57a08c95fd98a580d39fc64dde9c

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
40
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescCumberland, VA; Lunenburg, VA; Nottoway, VA; Prince Edward, VA; Brunswick, VA; Dinwiddie, VA; Lunenburg, VA; Nottoway, VA; Prince Edward, VA; Appomattox, VA; Campbell, VA; Charlotte, VA and 1 more areas
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued May 27 at 8:56PM EDT until May 27 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Expires2026-05-27T21:05:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Wakefield VA
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount4
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.906b57a08c95fd98a580d39fc64dde9ce79a7ca9.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.44077cf4f698c58fbed67d11bb921e6e204e6883.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.aa0a012b86171f9fa29ec27b66405053e00a51bf.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a2ac869867d1a4d0f6f7fe5c44c9a58a2956dec1.002.1"]
Iem TypeSummaryD
Iem City3 ENE Crystal Hill
Iem CountyHalifax
Iem StateVA
Iem WfoRNK
Iem RemarkTree across the road on Newbill School Road.
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Safety Information

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Series begins 8 March 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 34/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.