Calamity
mediumSevere weatherCalamity Score: 43

Severe weather near Easley

PickensUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 2 July 2026 at 21:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 88 recorded within 20 km of this point since 14 June 2026 — 44 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 38 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 2 at 4:50PM EDT until July 2 at 5:15PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC

An estimated 244,600 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 14 June 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 83 % confidence.

The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.

Event Data

TypeSevere weather
Severitymedium
Calamity Score (ours)43 / 100
Our confidence83%
Coordinates34.8400, -82.5020
Nearest CityEasley (9 km)
Population Exposed244.6K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-07-02T20:50:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0c9cb7d94a5ad7363cc3c669996cdecf44c5deb1.001.1

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescAnderson, SC; Greenville, SC; Pickens, SC
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued July 2 at 4:50PM EDT until July 2 at 5:15PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Expires2026-07-02T17:15:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
HasExactCoordstrue
Iem TypeSummaryD
Iem CityLiberty
Iem CountyPickens
Iem StateSC
Iem WfoGSP
Iem RemarkSocial media picture of a tree down across power lines and a road in the city of Liberty. Another picture showed a large limbed that snapped off a tree and fell on a car.
MergedSources[{"id":"iem_D_34.790_-82.690_1783021260000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1783021260000,"latitude":34.79,"longitude":-82.69}]

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 43/100, near Easley (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.