Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 10 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
Nothing else has been detected within 20 km in the last 24 hours.
This alert expired on 21 July 2026 at 22:05 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 71 recorded within 20 km of this point since 17 March 2026 — 2 others scored the same. 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: Tornado Warning issued July 21 at 5:57PM EDT until July 21 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
An estimated 65,593 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 17 March 2026
- July 18, 2026 · score 39 · 2.6 km
- June 28, 2026 · score 34 · 9.5 km
- May 21, 2026 · score 34 · 16.0 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 63 out of 100, at 79 % 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
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Critical |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 63 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 79% |
| Coordinates | 39.2262, -79.9254 |
| Nearest City | Fairmont (35 km) |
| Population Exposed | 65.6K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | severe |
| Date | 2026-07-21 — time not reported by the source |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5b1be1143f06c009c43ac4e117c6761451ee2b09.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Barbour, WV; Taylor, WV |
| Headline | Tornado Warning issued July 21 at 5:57PM EDT until July 21 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV |
| Expires | 2026-07-21T18:05:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Charleston WV |
| HasExactCoords | true |
Safety Information
If a tornado warning is issued: go to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor, away from windows. A vehicle and a mobile home are not shelter. Cover your head and neck. Wait for the official all-clear before going outside, and watch for downed power lines and gas leaks afterwards.
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 63/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.