Calamity
mediumSevere weatherCalamity Score: 37

Severe weather near Greer

PolkUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 6 August 2026 at 23:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 11th strongest of the 27 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. 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: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 6 at 7:05PM EDT until August 6 at 7:15PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC

An estimated 198,185 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 16 March 2026

How we know

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

Our own score for this event is 37 out of 100, at 80 % confidence.

The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.

Event Data

TypeSevere weather
Severitymedium
Calamity Score (ours)37 / 100
Our confidence80%
Coordinates35.2100, -82.2400
Nearest CityGreer (30 km)
Population Exposed198.2K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-08-06T23:05:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.72e7355d07135f7d591e270d6951a2437992f790.001.1

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
18
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescHenderson, NC; Polk, NC; Greenville, SC
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued August 6 at 7:05PM EDT until August 6 at 7:15PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Expires2026-08-06T19:15:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
HasExactCoordstrue

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.

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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 37/100, near Greer (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.