Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 23 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
10 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest <1 km from here.
This alert is in force until 6 September 2026, 03:00 UTC.
It is the 21st strongest of the 44 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 12 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued September 5 at 6:30PM EDT until September 5 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Charleston SC
An estimated 214,909 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 12 March 2026
- July 29, 2026 · score 43 · 0.0 km
- July 28, 2026 · score 43 · 0.0 km
- July 13, 2026 · score 43 · 0.0 km
How we know
Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 37 out of 100, at 90 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Computed under scoring rules v4. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.
Event Data
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 37 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 90% |
| Coordinates | 33.8000, -81.2000 |
| Nearest City | Lexington (20 km) |
| Population Exposed | 214.9K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-05T22:30:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.5b4d273dbde64fc9a3ae5f74b1e1763da35fa1b3.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Watch |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| AreaDesc | Allendale, SC; Berkeley, SC; Charleston, SC; Colleton, SC; Dorchester, SC; Hampton, SC |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued September 5 at 6:30PM EDT until September 5 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Charleston SC |
| Expires | 2026-09-05T23:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Charleston SC |
| HasExactCoords | false |
| Spc ReportType | wind |
| Spc Speed | 65 |
| Spc Location | 5 W Red Bank |
| Spc County | Lexington |
| Spc State | SC |
| Spc Comments | Trained spotter reported via X wind gusts between 55 and 65 mph from 5:40pm and 5:45pm near the intersection of Persimmon Lane and Smith Road with power out across a la (CAE) |
| Iem TypeSummary | D |
| Iem City | 3 SW Elgin |
| Iem County | Richland |
| Iem State | SC |
| Iem Wfo | CAE |
| Iem Remark | SCDPS website reported a tree in roadway on Two Notch Road/US-1 between Old Two Notch Road and Lockman Road. Time estimated by radar. |
Safety Information
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Series begins 8 March 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 37/100, near Lexington (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.