Calamity
mediumSevere weatherCalamity Score: 46

Severe weather near Carrboro

OrangeUnited StatesNOAA

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

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

TypeSevere weather
Severitymedium
Calamity Score (ours)46 / 100
Our confidence90%
Coordinates35.8822, -79.1522
Nearest CityCarrboro (7 km)
Population Exposed1.5M within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-08-06T23:16:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.359b2df1e58fae6e1ad3de59b6920e76df1c06d3.002.1

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
100
population
0
cascading
18
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescAlamance, NC; Chatham, NC; Orange, NC
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued August 6 at 7:16PM EDT until August 6 at 7:45PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
Expires2026-08-06T19:45:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Raleigh NC
HasExactCoordstrue
Iem TypeSummaryD
Iem City2 WSW Asheboro
Iem CountyRandolph
Iem StateNC
Iem WfoRAH
Iem RemarkTree 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.

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 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.