Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 5 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
Nothing else has been detected within 20 km in the last 24 hours.
This alert expired on 5 July 2026 at 01:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 11th strongest of the 53 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 27 June 2026. 6 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 4 at 8:00PM EDT until July 4 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- July 5, 2026 · score 22 · 8.6 km
- June 22, 2026 · score 43 · 14.6 km
- May 26, 2026 · score 22 · 16.0 km
How we know
6 recorded sources include NOAA; independence is not established by this count.
Our own score for this event is 22 out of 100.
This is our versioned heuristic index, not source severity or a calibrated probability. Urban PEI does not count unique people.
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) | 22 / 100 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.68/1 |
| Coordinates | 37.1393, -78.6433 |
| Nearest City | Lynchburg (53 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 0 within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-05T00:00:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.98186ac82da273796cd5c9370ac297bd59a4e188.001.1 |
Physical priority index · v1. Heuristic priority, not calibrated probability, predictive accuracy or damage. The legacy data-support index combines assigned source support and field availability. Urban PEI is distance-weighted and does not count unique people; zero does not establish that nobody is present. Model cards.
Source and revision timeline
Source: noaa. Occurrence: 2026-07-05T00:00:00.000Z.
First archived: 2026-07-05T00:07:42.711Z. Material modification: not recorded.
Retained revisions are prospective; earlier versions may be unavailable. No revision entry does not prove that a record never changed.
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Appomattox, VA; Charlotte, VA; Halifax, VA |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 4 at 8:00PM EDT until July 4 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA |
| Expires | 2026-07-04T21:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Blacksburg VA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Iem TypeSummary | H |
| Iem Magnitude | 0.88 |
| Iem Unit | Inch |
| Iem City | 1 N Hurt |
| Iem County | Pittsylvania |
| Iem State | VA |
| Iem Wfo | RNK |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_D_37.010_-79.230_1783200300000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1783200300000,"latitude":37.01,"longitude":-79.23},{"id":"iem_D_37.110_-79.270_1783199520000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1783199520000,"latitude":37.11,"longitude":-79.27},{"id":"iem_H_37.120_-79.300_1783200360000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1783200360000,"latitude":37.12,"longitude":-79.3},{"id":"iem_D_37.060_-79.370_1783199520000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1783199520000,"latitude":37.06,"longitude":-79.37},{"id":"iem_H_37.100_-79.290_1783199580000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1783199580000,"latitude":37.1,"longitude":-79.29}] |
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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