Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 1 minute ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
2 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest 5 km from here.
This alert expired on 28 July 2026 at 23:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 3rd strongest of the 197 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 20 July 2026. 3 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Tornado Warning issued July 28 at 6:25PM EDT until July 28 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
Urban PEI: 376,635 within a heuristic 50 km radius; not unique people.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- July 28, 2026 · score 67 · 4.9 km
- July 20, 2026 · score 43 · 10.4 km
- September 5, 2026 · score 37 · 13.3 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 67 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) | 67 / 100 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.79/1 |
| Coordinates | 35.9837, -80.6729 |
| Nearest City | Clemmons (27 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 376.6K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | severe |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-28T22:25:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Tornado Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.93c13d60af9b59b380514ea8f75512bc |
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: 2026-07-28T22:25:00.000Z.
First archived: 2026-07-28T22:27:01.757Z. 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 | Rockingham, NC; Alamance, NC; Guilford, NC; Alexander, NC; Catawba, NC; Iredell, NC; Lincoln, NC and 1 more areas |
| Headline | Tornado Warning issued July 28 at 6:25PM EDT until July 28 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA |
| Expires | 2026-07-28T19:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Blacksburg VA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 4 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.93c13d60af9b59b380514ea8f75512bc706d2c09.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c3285e6fa67974df16f65e6b029037967a3f050a.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.76f5dd4406e252a3866ebf72f91257af2ea4aeb6.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.454d53c95273ed01e633be7b62b7ae215e3479bb.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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