This alert expired on 28 August 2026 at 04:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 34 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026 — 8 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 28 at 12:17AM EDT until August 28 at 12:30AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- June 18, 2026 · score 22 · 17.8 km
- June 14, 2026 · score 22 · 19.8 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 22 out of 100, at 61 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
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 | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 22 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 61% |
| Coordinates | 38.4640, -80.1960 |
| Nearest City | Clarksburg (92 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-28T04:17:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1580529754e0a5b1a7d2047e1e6d0840f2be14a8.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Pocahontas, WV; Randolph, WV; Webster, WV |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 28 at 12:17AM EDT until August 28 at 12:30AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV |
| Expires | 2026-08-28T00:30:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Charleston WV |
| HasExactCoords | true |
Safety Information
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Series begins 8 March 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.
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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 22/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.