This alert expired on 27 May 2026 at 20:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 4th strongest of the 89 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 May 27 at 4:17PM EDT until May 27 at 4:45PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
An estimated 722,947 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- June 18, 2026 · score 48 · 10.4 km
- August 10, 2026 · score 48 · 12.3 km
- June 18, 2026 · score 48 · 16.7 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 48 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) | 48 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 80% |
| Coordinates | 36.2558, -80.0575 |
| Nearest City | Kernersville (15 km) |
| Population Exposed | 722.9K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-27T20:17:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b3a1ba22eb3f58f77916eaa056754559 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Davie, NC; Iredell, NC; Caswell, NC; Rockingham, NC; City of Danville, VA |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 27 at 4:17PM EDT until May 27 at 4:45PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC |
| Expires | 2026-05-27T16:45:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b3a1ba22eb3f58f77916eaa0567545599f403e69.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2cd4c23d26b415169238259d5002328149b7af86.001.1"] |
Safety Information
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Series begins 8 March 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.
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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 48/100, near Kernersville (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.