This alert expired on 5 July 2026 at 22:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 15 recorded within 20 km of this point since 14 June 2026 — 4 others scored the same. The last comparable one was on 18 June 2026.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 5 at 4:57PM EDT until July 5 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Charleston SC
An estimated 265,252 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 14 June 2026
- August 13, 2026 · score 39 · 16.0 km
- June 14, 2026 · score 43 · 17.8 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 78 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Event Data
| Type | Severe weather |
| Severity | medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 43 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 78% |
| Coordinates | 32.4608, -80.9297 |
| Nearest City | Bluffton (25 km) |
| Population Exposed | 265.3K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-05T20:57:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cde75bb13abf9c2524cbe0d5090535d1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Colleton, SC; Hampton, SC; Chatham, GA; Jasper, SC |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 5 at 4:57PM EDT until July 5 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Charleston SC |
| Expires | 2026-07-05T18:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Charleston SC |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cde75bb13abf9c2524cbe0d5090535d18246baa9.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.094c56abf36df3c108fa205d264d45bcf014073a.001.1"] |
Safety Information
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Series begins 10 February 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 43/100, near Bluffton (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.