Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 34

Severe Weather in United States

ClarendonUnited StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 14 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.

18 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest 17 km from here.

This alert expired on 20 July 2026 at 20:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 42 recorded within 20 km of this point since 5 July 2026 — 6 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 11 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 20 at 4:23PM EDT until July 20 at 4:45PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC

An estimated 40,816 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 5 July 2026

How we know

One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.

Our own score for this event is 34 out of 100, at 81 % 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

TypeSevere Weather
SeverityMedium
Calamity Score (ours)34 / 100
Our confidence81%
Coordinates33.5411, -80.2756
Nearest CitySumter (43 km)
Population Exposed40.8K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-07-20T20:23:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4bf9ee26a16fc56bc9e9ded964375da446447cd4.002.1

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
40
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescClarendon, SC
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued July 20 at 4:23PM EDT until July 20 at 4:45PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Expires2026-07-20T16:45:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Columbia SC
HasExactCoordstrue

Safety Information

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Series begins 8 March 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 34/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.