Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 2 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
2 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest 14 km from here.
This alert expired on 29 July 2026 at 02:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 9th strongest of the 96 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 7 July 2026.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 28 at 9:08PM EDT until July 28 at 10:15PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
Urban PEI: 786,990 within a heuristic 50 km radius; not unique people.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- July 29, 2026 · score 48 · 3.8 km
- September 18, 2026 · score 41 · 9.9 km
- September 18, 2026 · score 41 · 12.8 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 41 out of 100.
This is our versioned heuristic index, not source severity or a calibrated probability. Urban PEI does not count unique people.
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) | 41 / 100 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.80/1 |
| Coordinates | 35.8402, -79.9778 |
| Nearest City | Thomasville (10 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 787.0K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-29T01:08:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a8e4378c14adbc4a5d05fc4a2c45dce7 |
Physical priority index · v1. Heuristic priority, not calibrated probability, predictive accuracy or damage. The legacy data-support index combines assigned source support and field availability. Urban PEI is distance-weighted and does not count unique people; zero does not establish that nobody is present. Model cards.
Source and revision timeline
Source: noaa. Occurrence: 2026-07-29T01:08:00.000Z.
First archived: 2026-07-29T01:12:15.261Z. Material modification: not recorded.
Retained revisions are prospective; earlier versions may be unavailable. No revision entry does not prove that a record never changed.
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Edgecombe, NC; Franklin, NC; Johnston, NC; Nash, NC; Wake, NC; Wilson, NC; Halifax, NC; City of Chesapeake, VA; City of Hampton, VA; City of Newport News, VA; City of Norfolk, VA; City of Portsmouth, VA; City of Virginia Beach, VA and 9 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 28 at 9:08PM EDT until July 28 at 10:15PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC |
| Expires | 2026-07-28T22:15:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Raleigh NC |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 12 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a8e4378c14adbc4a5d05fc4a2c45dce760e79376.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.92b4bb83f532ac99f6868086573c8e9523a3ed75.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.53ad492b3653ff28e3015c3b182ddaa642e5257f.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b971e9a86b6c53c54931128f68d893bf540b00de.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ff1b1b69ed6c311af4f4e1e3818617dd572f6e2c.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3068484f3d859ddb0c4ab3734050906ee480811c.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c7c93de70b75f0dc10896959873c006e754dbeab.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.12f9ba53833ca2888b4de0f37f8d412ec8ffec2a.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.89facbe37921453a2f09618d2527d41371f33213.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f35a08bc45a63226856cf155e7fd986c39f36579.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5b05ceddb0cb2dd19463913ddfd6408ae1e575ac.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.865eec66fed643d8d60988cd685b710021646876.001.1"] |
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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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