This alert expired on 22 July 2026 at 01:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 39th strongest of the 72 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 18 July 2026. 2 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 21 at 8:30PM EDT until July 21 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
An estimated 59,911 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- July 18, 2026 · score 39 · 8.7 km
- August 7, 2026 · score 39 · 11.4 km
- August 27, 2026 · score 45 · 12.1 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 39 out of 100, at 80 % 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 | 80% |
| Coordinates | 38.7550, -78.1793 |
| Nearest City | Front Royal (18 km) |
| Population Exposed | 59.9K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-22T00:30:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.572e18e99484fa134808be08dd3ff9fbf6e464d2.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Madison, VA; Page, VA; Rappahannock, VA; Shenandoah, VA; Warren, VA |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 21 at 8:30PM EDT until July 21 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC |
| Expires | 2026-07-21T21:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC |
| HasExactCoords | true |
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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.
Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 39/100, near Front Royal (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.