Calamity
mediumSevere weatherCalamity Score: 52

Severe weather near Chapel Hill

DurhamUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 7 August 2026 at 00:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 2nd strongest of the 93 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 August 6 at 7:35PM EDT until August 6 at 8:15PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC

An estimated 1,562,596 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 16 March 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 6 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 52 out of 100, at 90 % confidence.

The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.

Event Data

TypeSevere weather
Severitymedium
Calamity Score (ours)52 / 100
Our confidence90%
Coordinates35.9393, -78.9980
Nearest CityChapel Hill (6 km)
Population Exposed1.6M within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-08-06T23:35:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.94d17537996e3e8cbbeda2174fd79f31

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
100
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescDurham, NC; Granville, NC; Orange, NC; Wake, NC; Chatham, NC; Orange, NC
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued August 6 at 7:35PM EDT until August 6 at 8:15PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
Expires2026-08-06T20:15:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Raleigh NC
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount2
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.94d17537996e3e8cbbeda2174fd79f31a2b63f2a.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.27b4875bdb713319377b8a638c108afcf1edf273.002.1"]
Iem TypeSummaryD
Iem City4 WNW Glendon
Iem CountyMoore
Iem StateNC
Iem WfoRAH
Iem RemarkTree down in roadway, blocking both lanes of travel.
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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.

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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 52/100, near Chapel Hill (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.