This alert expired on 18 July 2026 at 21:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 12th strongest of the 99 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 3 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 18 at 4:15PM EDT until July 18 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
An estimated 25,044 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- August 10, 2026 · score 58 · 2.7 km
- August 7, 2026 · score 28 · 9.3 km
- May 24, 2026 · score 39 · 18.1 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 34 out of 100, at 80 % 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 | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 34 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 80% |
| Coordinates | 38.9633, -82.1883 |
| Nearest City | Athens (41 km) |
| Population Exposed | 25.0K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-18T20:15:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8535d09a441be38da4b9bc589c78a53800fa7528.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Gallia, OH; Jackson, OH; Meigs, OH; Vinton, OH; Jackson, WV; Mason, WV |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 18 at 4:15PM EDT until July 18 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV |
| Expires | 2026-07-18T17:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Charleston WV |
| HasExactCoords | true |
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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 34/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.