Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 4 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
3 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest 3 km from here.
This alert expired on 5 September 2026 at 16:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 18th strongest of the 30 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 5 at 12:20PM EDT until September 5 at 12:30PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
An estimated 61,963 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- July 28, 2026 · score 63 · 9.1 km
- September 5, 2026 · score 37 · 12.2 km
- July 5, 2026 · score 43 · 18.5 km
How we know
Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 32 out of 100, at 91 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Computed under scoring rules v4. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.
Event Data
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 32 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 91% |
| Coordinates | 36.5794, -81.8429 |
| Nearest City | Bristol (31 km) |
| Population Exposed | 62.0K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-05T16:20:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.e58f75ef42f842d5c4ad3a6d0b59b7b6ea98a578.002.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Carter, TN; Greene, TN; Sullivan, TN; Washington, TN; Carroll, VA; Floyd, VA; Grayson, VA; Patrick, VA; Pulaski, VA; Smyth, VA; Wythe, VA; City of Galax, VA |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 5 at 12:20PM EDT until September 5 at 12:30PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN |
| Expires | 2026-09-05T12:30:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Morristown TN |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e58f75ef42f842d5c4ad3a6d0b59b7b6ea98a578.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ba55a9ee446678c2673c1d1439ee8df834499199.002.1"] |
| Spc ReportType | wind |
| Spc Speed | UNK |
| Spc Location | 3 WSW Hansonville |
| Spc County | Russell |
| Spc State | VA |
| Spc Comments | Several trees down across the county. (MRX) |
| Iem TypeSummary | D |
| Iem City | 3 SE Chilhowie |
| Iem County | Smyth |
| Iem State | VA |
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 32/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.