This alert expired on 6 July 2026 at 22:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 39th strongest of the 56 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 13 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 5 July 2026. 5 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 6 at 5:16PM EDT until July 6 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
An estimated 316,112 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 13 March 2026
- August 11, 2026 · score 43 · 4.2 km
- August 29, 2026 · score 43 · 7.1 km
- August 9, 2026 · score 43 · 11.0 km
How we know
Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 37 out of 100, at 89 % 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) | 37 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 89% |
| Coordinates | 35.3121, -79.2330 |
| Nearest City | Sanford (19 km) |
| Population Exposed | 316.1K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-06T21:16:00.000Z |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Cumberland, NC; Sampson, NC; Randolph, NC |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 6 at 5:16PM EDT until July 6 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC |
| Expires | 2026-07-06T18:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Raleigh NC |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f8b2ea7ac0c4cc29038ed5e3e103f99e35fa94e3.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.233eec4e8dab4b072889b893c899d0d762269923.001.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | D |
| Iem City | St. Pauls |
| Iem County | Robeson |
| Iem State | NC |
| Iem Wfo | ILM |
| Iem Remark | Tree downed near Shaon Rd |
| Google News RssFeed | weather |
| Google News SourceName | Raleigh News & Observer |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_D_34.810_-78.970_1783371000000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1783371000000,"latitude":34.81,"longitude":-78.97},{"id":"gnews_weather_495379_252","source":"google_news","severity":"medium","severityValue":40,"timestamp":1783364646000,"latitude":35.77,"longitude":-78.64}] |
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 37/100, near Sanford (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 191 scientific monitoring sources.