This alert expired on 19 July 2026 at 18:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 67 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026 — 29 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 3 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 19 at 1:44PM EDT until July 19 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
An estimated 145,329 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- March 16, 2026 · score 43 · 8.1 km
- May 21, 2026 · score 43 · 8.9 km
- July 27, 2026 · score 43 · 17.4 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 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) | 43 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 81% |
| Coordinates | 37.2069, -79.1398 |
| Nearest City | West Lynchburg (22 km) |
| Population Exposed | 145.3K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-19T17:44:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f16a7dddbc0d80252c7448f3426850c8 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Buckingham, VA; Henry, VA; Patrick, VA; Pittsylvania, VA; City of Martinsville, VA |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 19 at 1:44PM EDT until July 19 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA |
| Expires | 2026-07-19T14:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Blacksburg VA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f16a7dddbc0d80252c7448f3426850c8d57dcfdd.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c5a26f4c744008ddb02776805ca74046bc1aa900.002.1"] |
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 43/100, near West Lynchburg (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.