This alert expired on 9 July 2026 at 02:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 3rd strongest of the 37 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 2 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 8 at 9:24PM EDT until July 8 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
An estimated 109,957 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- May 27, 2026 · score 43 · 5.3 km
- July 19, 2026 · score 43 · 5.9 km
- July 19, 2026 · score 43 · 9.9 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 80 % 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) | 43 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 80% |
| Coordinates | 36.4183, -79.3583 |
| Nearest City | Danville (19 km) |
| Population Exposed | 110.0K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-09T01:24:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.29ee7d2267ff827a8e9ead4055cab16cdd6a0628.002.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Caswell, NC |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 8 at 9:24PM EDT until July 8 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA |
| Expires | 2026-07-08T22:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Blacksburg VA |
| 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 43/100, near Danville (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.