This alert expired on 6 August 2026 at 00:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 20 recorded within 20 km of this point since 13 May 2026 — 11 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. One more was recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 5 at 8:35PM EDT until August 5 at 8:45PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
An estimated 65,114 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 13 May 2026
- June 14, 2026 · score 39 · 10.9 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 39 out of 100, at 79 % 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) | 39 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 79% |
| Coordinates | 39.4010, -78.4200 |
| Nearest City | Winchester (32 km) |
| Population Exposed | 65.1K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-06T00:35:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0b80efece0e155c8eaea8270e9fb2bd74bef8312.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Hampshire, WV |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 5 at 8:35PM EDT until August 5 at 8:45PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC |
| Expires | 2026-08-05T20:45:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC |
| 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.
Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 39/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.