This alert expired on 18 July 2026 at 00:49 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 7th strongest of the 14 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 28 May 2026. The last comparable one was on 9 July 2026. One more was recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 17 at 8:39PM EDT until July 17 at 8:45PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Nearby, since 28 May 2026
- August 1, 2026 · score 34 · 4.7 km
- July 9, 2026 · score 22 · 19.5 km
- May 28, 2026 · score 34 · 19.6 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 22 out of 100, at 60 % 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) | 22 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 60% |
| Coordinates | 32.7629, -82.2068 |
| Nearest City | Statesboro (53 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-18T00:39:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f8af7533144db4fb09c9608eaa9ed623 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Burke, GA; Richmond, GA; Aiken, SC; Barnwell, SC; Emanuel, GA; Montgomery, GA; Toombs, GA; Treutlen, GA; Wheeler, GA |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 17 at 8:39PM EDT until July 17 at 8:45PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC |
| Expires | 2026-07-17T20:49:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Columbia SC |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f8af7533144db4fb09c9608eaa9ed623c108a365.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b12597ef815247bb14d7e17510b72641aac24a8f.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.
Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 22/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.