This alert expired on 23 May 2026 at 19:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 2nd strongest of the 60 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 12 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 13 March 2026. One more was recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 23 at 2:38PM EDT until May 23 at 3:30PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
An estimated 161,391 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 12 March 2026
- May 26, 2026 · score 43 · 1.2 km
- June 18, 2026 · score 43 · 2.3 km
- March 13, 2026 · score 43 · 4.5 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 78 % 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) | 43 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 78% |
| Coordinates | 33.4157, -82.0757 |
| Nearest City | Augusta (12 km) |
| Population Exposed | 161.4K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-23T18:38:00.000Z |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Columbia, GA; Richmond, GA; Aiken, SC; Edgefield, SC |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 23 at 2:38PM EDT until May 23 at 3:30PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC |
| Expires | 2026-05-23T15:30:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Columbia SC |
| HasExactCoords | true |
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.
Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 43/100, near Augusta (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.