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
- June 22, 2026 · score 22 · 2.7 km
- July 22, 2026 · score 34 · 3.9 km
- June 10, 2026 · score 34 · 6.7 km
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
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 34 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 90% |
| Coordinates | 36.6849, -78.7225 |
| Nearest City | Henderson (49 km) |
| Population Exposed | 15.3K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Date | 2026-05-28 — time not reported by the source |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.906b57a08c95fd98a580d39fc64dde9c |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Cumberland, 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 |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 27 at 8:56PM EDT until May 27 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA |
| Expires | 2026-05-27T21:05:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Wakefield VA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 4 |
| 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 TypeSummary | D |
| Iem City | 3 ENE Crystal Hill |
| Iem County | Halifax |
| Iem State | VA |
| Iem Wfo | RNK |
| Iem Remark | Tree across the road on Newbill School Road. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_D_36.250_-78.100_1779921000000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1779921000000,"latitude":36.25,"longitude":-78.1},{"id":"iem_D_36.620_-79.040_1779913560000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1779913560000,"latitude":36.62,"longitude":-79.04},{"id":"iem_D_36.860_-78.840_1779911460000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1779911460000,"latitude":36.86,"longitude":-78.84}] |
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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.