This alert expired on 8 July 2026 at 00:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 7th strongest of the 36 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 17 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 9 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 7 at 8:22PM EDT until July 7 at 8:45PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
An estimated 223,677 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 17 March 2026
- July 4, 2026 · score 48 · 10.6 km
- July 7, 2026 · score 41 · 17.5 km
- July 28, 2026 · score 72 · 18.0 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 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) | 43 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 80% |
| Coordinates | 37.3153, -76.7993 |
| Nearest City | Williamsburg (9 km) |
| Population Exposed | 223.7K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-08T00:22:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.76f559b473cb83f80f69fe466f637e3288a9b0b5.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Charles City, VA; Gloucester, VA; James City, VA; King and Queen, VA; New Kent, VA; York, VA; City of Williamsburg, VA |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 7 at 8:22PM EDT until July 7 at 8:45PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA |
| Expires | 2026-07-07T20:45:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Wakefield VA |
| 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 Williamsburg (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.