This alert expired on 4 July 2026 at 22:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 30th strongest of the 50 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 37 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 4 at 5:23PM EDT until July 4 at 6:15PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
An estimated 95,056 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- July 19, 2026 · score 39 · 9.5 km
- July 23, 2026 · score 39 · 12.7 km
- May 26, 2026 · score 39 · 16.6 km
How we know
Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 39 out of 100, at 87 % 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 | 87% |
| Coordinates | 35.5233, -82.5100 |
| Nearest City | Asheville (9 km) |
| Population Exposed | 95.1K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-04T21:23:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.33cdbd96c4bd66a39ffdea8f9a4c470a89833256.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Buncombe, NC |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 4 at 5:23PM EDT until July 4 at 6:15PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC |
| Expires | 2026-07-04T18:15:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Iem TypeSummary | H |
| Iem Magnitude | 0.5 |
| Iem Unit | Inch |
| Iem City | 3 ENE Downtown Ashevill |
| Iem County | Buncombe |
| Iem State | NC |
| Iem Wfo | GSP |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_H_35.580_-82.480_1783197000000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1783197000000,"latitude":35.58,"longitude":-82.48},{"id":"iem_H_35.590_-82.500_1783198200000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1783198200000,"latitude":35.59,"longitude":-82.5}] |
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Series begins 10 February 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 39/100, near Asheville (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.