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.
Nothing else has been detected within 20 km in the last 24 hours.
This alert expired on 21 July 2026 at 23:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 47 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026 — one other scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 2 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Tornado Warning issued July 21 at 6:48PM EDT until July 21 at 7:15PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Urban PEI: 50,223 within a heuristic 50 km radius; not unique people.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- July 21, 2026 · score 63 · 0.7 km
- July 7, 2026 · score 28 · 3.1 km
- August 2, 2026 · score 39 · 5.9 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 63 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 | Critical |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 63 / 100 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.79/1 |
| Coordinates | 37.4308, -84.2794 |
| Nearest City | Richmond (36 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 50.2K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | severe |
| Date | 2026-07-21 — time not reported by the source |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Tornado Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c968848731fae377bd34bd1936538c8d |
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: 2026-07-21 — time not reported.
First archived: 2026-07-21T22:49:11.502Z. 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 | Tornado Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Lawrence, KY; Elliott, KY; Laurel, KY; Pulaski, KY; Rockcastle, KY and 2 more areas |
| Headline | Tornado Warning issued July 21 at 6:48PM EDT until July 21 at 7:15PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV |
| Expires | 2026-07-21T19:15:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Charleston WV |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 5 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c968848731fae377bd34bd1936538c8d40478b79.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9c1720aa687c8c6aef9d3ac4839b05df18fdc46d.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ec6ce8306b108ce98b97c431d24eb10920207f6e.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.729433c3680f662defc0518d73d3dbccdd146a26.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.12dadce4f905f15d84ecdde89439f243e2877456.001.1"] |
Safety Information
If a tornado warning is issued: go to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor, away from windows. A vehicle and a mobile home are not shelter. Cover your head and neck. Wait for the official all-clear before going outside, and watch for downed power lines and gas leaks afterwards.
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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