This alert expired on 6 August 2026 at 23:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 56th strongest of the 82 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 6 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 6 at 7:16PM EDT until August 6 at 7:45PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
An estimated 1,525,488 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- March 16, 2026 · score 52 · 3.6 km
- March 17, 2026 · score 52 · 5.3 km
- July 28, 2026 · score 72 · 7.9 km
How we know
Confirmed by 8 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 46 out of 100, at 90 % 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) | 46 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 90% |
| Coordinates | 35.8822, -79.1522 |
| Nearest City | Carrboro (7 km) |
| Population Exposed | 1.5M within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-06T23:16:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.359b2df1e58fae6e1ad3de59b6920e76df1c06d3.002.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Alamance, NC; Chatham, NC; Orange, NC |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 6 at 7:16PM EDT until August 6 at 7:45PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC |
| Expires | 2026-08-06T19:45:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Raleigh NC |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Iem TypeSummary | D |
| Iem City | 2 WSW Asheboro |
| Iem County | Randolph |
| Iem State | NC |
| Iem Wfo | RAH |
| Iem Remark | Tree fell on house. No one home at the time. |
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Safety Information
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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 46/100, near Carrboro (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.