Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 11 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
8 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest 2 km from here.
This alert expired on 6 September 2026 at 19:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 30th strongest of the 60 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 1 April 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 6 at 2:33PM EDT until September 6 at 3:00PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
An estimated 36,881 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 1 April 2026
- August 29, 2026 · score 39 · 9.1 km
- June 12, 2026 · score 43 · 10.3 km
- September 7, 2026 · score 32 · 11.4 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 28 out of 100, at 82 % 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) | 28 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 82% |
| Coordinates | 35.5573, -81.9145 |
| Nearest City | Morganton (30 km) |
| Population Exposed | 36.9K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-06T18:33:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.8cba268310d40b6c29caad86a0c16c5b75f3e44b.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Burke, NC; Cleveland, NC; McDowell, NC; Rutherford, NC |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 6 at 2:33PM EDT until September 6 at 3:00PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC |
| Expires | 2026-09-06T15:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC |
| HasExactCoords | true |
Safety Information
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Series begins 8 March 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 28/100, near Morganton (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.