This alert expired on 7 July 2026 at 00:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 25th strongest of the 117 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 17 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 5 July 2026. 9 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 6 at 8:05PM EDT until July 6 at 8:30PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
An estimated 439,086 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 17 March 2026
- June 22, 2026 · score 43 · 8.4 km
- July 27, 2026 · score 43 · 8.7 km
- July 21, 2026 · score 37 · 9.6 km
How we know
Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 91 % 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 | 91% |
| Coordinates | 37.7178, -77.7444 |
| Nearest City | Short Pump (14 km) |
| Population Exposed | 439.1K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-07T00:05:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a30968b2c4ccf1072f40b54b23c08d6a349d80ae.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Goochland, VA; Hanover, VA; Henrico, VA |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 6 at 8:05PM EDT until July 6 at 8:30PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA |
| Expires | 2026-07-06T20:30:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Wakefield VA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Iem TypeSummary | D |
| Iem City | 1 ENE Westmoreland |
| Iem County | Albemarle |
| Iem State | VA |
| Iem Wfo | LWX |
| Iem Remark | Tree down near the intersection of Polo Grounds Road and Stargate Lane. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_D_37.450_-77.610_1783378500000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1783378500000,"latitude":37.45,"longitude":-77.61},{"id":"iem_D_38.100_-78.430_1783372140000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1783372140000,"latitude":38.1,"longitude":-78.43}] |
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Series begins 10 February 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 43/100, near Short Pump (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.