Severe Weather near Roanoke Rapids
This alert expired on 8 July 2026 at 00:04 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 14th strongest of the 22 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 17 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 6 July 2026. 4 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 7 at 7:54PM EDT until July 7 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
An estimated 15,345 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 17 March 2026
- September 3, 2026 · score 28 · 16.2 km
- September 2, 2026 · score 32 · 19.2 km
- June 23, 2026 · score 34 · 21.0 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 28 out of 100, at 80 % 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) | 28 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 80% |
| Coordinates | 36.4985, -77.5624 |
| Nearest City | Roanoke Rapids (9 km) |
| Population Exposed | 15.3K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-07T23:54:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9dc24e54759634e32067f5ef3c7998a2 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Franklin, VA; Henry, VA; Pittsylvania, VA; Chatham, NC; Durham, NC; Franklin, NC; Granville, NC; Harnett, NC; Johnston, NC; Lee, NC; Vance, NC; Wake, NC; Warren, NC; Beaufort, NC; Hyde, NC and 3 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 7 at 7:54PM EDT until July 7 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA |
| Expires | 2026-07-07T20:04:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Blacksburg VA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 6 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9dc24e54759634e32067f5ef3c7998a2b052b937.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5cd275d1251dc515841207fa2b4995eed03fd8e8.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8d33fa27ba842056ad4312fcbf8dd86aaff29024.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a0813b5bc6d6e214ad6c63ff4f105bc3076a8c77.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a90d093d0be97f433beacd8c03a0cd1480960511.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.af3b6887020213cca7de6f056c3ba7891e67cb78.001.1"] |
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 28/100, near Roanoke Rapids (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.