This alert expired on 8 July 2026 at 21:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 20th strongest of the 36 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. One more was recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 8 at 4:50PM EDT until July 8 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
An estimated 57,485 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- March 16, 2026 · score 67 · 16.5 km
- March 17, 2026 · score 43 · 27.6 km
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
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 39 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 81% |
| Coordinates | 36.6475, -79.2938 |
| Nearest City | Danville (11 km) |
| Population Exposed | 57.5K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-08T20:50:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a36f2e904a39c8255bd3be8749c6b563 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Pittsylvania, VA; Caswell, NC; Rockingham, NC |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 8 at 4:50PM EDT until July 8 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA |
| Expires | 2026-07-08T17:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Blacksburg VA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a36f2e904a39c8255bd3be8749c6b563fe29a52f.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.47ceca675201454fc3fd11c74acb41ca346203d3.001.1"] |
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 39/100, near Danville (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.