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.
This alert expired on 18 June 2026 at 16:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued June 18 at 7:16AM EDT until June 18 at 12:00PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Urban PEI: 145,329 within a heuristic 50 km radius; not unique people.
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.
This is our versioned heuristic index, not source severity or a calibrated probability. Urban PEI does not count unique people.
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 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.78/1 |
| Coordinates | 37.4000, -78.7000 |
| Nearest City | Lynchburg (39 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 145.3K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-06-18T11:16:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Watch_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6d248ec11c0f87820e0d39779a7b6376 |
Physical priority index · v1. Heuristic priority, not calibrated probability, predictive accuracy or damage. The legacy data-support index combines assigned source support and field availability. Urban PEI is distance-weighted and does not count unique people; zero does not establish that nobody is present. Model cards.
Source and revision timeline
Source: noaa. Occurrence: 2026-06-18T11:16:00.000Z.
First archived: 2026-06-18T12:56:37.708Z. Material modification: not recorded.
Retained revisions are prospective; earlier versions may be unavailable. No revision entry does not prove that a record never changed.
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Watch |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| AreaDesc | Buchanan, VA; Dickenson, VA; Barbour, WV; Lewis, WV; McDowell, WV; Pocahontas, WV; Randolph, WV; Upshur, WV; Albemarle, VA; Augusta, VA; Greene, VA; Highland, VA; Nelson, VA; Rockingham, VA; City of Charlottesville, VA; City of Harrisonburg, VA; City of Staunton, VA; City of Waynesboro, VA; Pendleton, WV; Alleghany, VA; Amherst, VA; Appomattox, VA; Bath, VA; Bedford, VA; Bland, VA; Botetourt, VA; Buckingham, VA; Campbell, VA; Carroll, VA; Charlotte, VA; Craig, VA; Floyd, VA; Franklin, VA; Giles, VA; Grayson, VA; Halifax, VA; Henry, VA; Montgomery, VA; Patrick, VA; Pittsylvania, VA; Pulaski, VA; Roanoke, VA; Rockbridge, VA; Smyth, VA; Tazewell, VA; Wythe, VA; City of Buena Vista, VA; City of Covington, VA; City of Danville, VA; City of Galax, VA; City of Lexington, VA; City of Lynchburg, VA; City of Martinsville, VA; City of Radford, VA; City of Roanoke, VA; City of Salem, VA; Greenbrier, WV; Mercer, WV; Monroe, WV; Summers, WV |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued June 18 at 7:16AM EDT until June 18 at 12:00PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV |
| Expires | 2026-06-18T12:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Charleston WV |
| HasExactCoords | false |
| MergedCount | 3 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6d248ec11c0f87820e0d39779a7b6376efc959c7.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9eb487658ed0d9af552a5226dfaf8c89c5616941.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.636e488c52377cc8ef271e7357c103b83f12beb1.001.1"] |
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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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