Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 39

Severe Weather in United States

WilkesUnited StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 28 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.

Nothing else has been detected within 20 km in the last 24 hours.

This alert expired on 12 July 2026 at 19:22 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 2nd strongest of the 17 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 3 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 12 at 3:12PM EDT until July 12 at 3:15PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC

An estimated 64,806 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 16 March 2026

How we know

One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.

Our own score for this event is 39 out of 100, at 81 % 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)39 / 100
Our confidence81%
Coordinates33.6986, -82.5716
Nearest CityEvans (45 km)
Population Exposed64.8K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-07-12T19:12:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9bdc68c6b558fbfab3704cedd5ec39d3

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
55
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescFairfield, SC; Newberry, SC; Greene, GA; Lancaster, SC and 2 more areas
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued July 12 at 3:12PM EDT until July 12 at 3:15PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Expires2026-07-12T15:22:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Columbia SC
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount5
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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.

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 39/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.