This alert expired on 23 May 2026 at 20:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 9th strongest of the 34 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 22 May 2026. 4 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 23 at 3:11PM EDT until May 23 at 4:00PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
An estimated 23,260 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- July 10, 2026 · score 34 · 8.1 km
- July 12, 2026 · score 39 · 16.5 km
- June 30, 2026 · score 39 · 19.5 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 34 out of 100, at 78 % 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) | 34 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 78% |
| Coordinates | 33.9873, -82.4380 |
| Nearest City | Greenwood (35 km) |
| Population Exposed | 23.3K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-23T19:11:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.09df0e0b9b84592561ff55bf2ff195b851799ea0.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Lincoln, GA; McCormick, SC |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 23 at 3:11PM EDT until May 23 at 4:00PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC |
| Expires | 2026-05-23T16:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Columbia SC |
| HasExactCoords | true |
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.
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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 34/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.