Calamity
mediumSevere weatherCalamity Score: 39

Severe weather near Charlottesville

AlbemarleUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 6 July 2026 at 21:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 66 recorded within 20 km of this point since 12 June 2026 — 11 others scored the same. The last comparable one was on 4 July 2026. 8 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 6 at 4:56PM EDT until July 6 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

An estimated 64,154 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 12 June 2026

How we know

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

Our own score for this event is 39 out of 100, at 79 % 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)39 / 100
Our confidence79%
Coordinates38.1240, -78.2740
Nearest CityCharlottesville (21 km)
Population Exposed64.2K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-07-06T20:56:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.928bac79e69e107abeceaac85da34d9a976b87bb.001.1

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
55
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescAlbemarle, VA; Greene, VA; Orange, VA
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued July 6 at 4:56PM EDT until July 6 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Expires2026-07-06T17:30:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
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 39/100, near Charlottesville (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.