This alert expired on 4 August 2026 at 00:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 11th strongest of the 18 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 13 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 3 August 2026. 2 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 3 at 8:15PM EDT until August 3 at 8:30PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
An estimated 331,737 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 13 March 2026
- July 23, 2026 · score 43 · 4.7 km
- July 5, 2026 · score 43 · 10.2 km
- August 3, 2026 · score 37 · 14.0 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 37 out of 100, at 86 % 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) | 37 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 86% |
| Coordinates | 35.2533, -78.9083 |
| Nearest City | Fort Bragg (16 km) |
| Population Exposed | 331.7K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-04T00:15:00.000Z |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Cumberland, NC; Harnett, NC |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 3 at 8:15PM EDT until August 3 at 8:30PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC |
| Expires | 2026-08-03T20:30:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Raleigh NC |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Iem TypeSummary | D |
| Iem City | Silver City |
| Iem County | Hoke |
| Iem State | NC |
| Iem Wfo | RAH |
| Iem Remark | Power outage reported by Duke Energy caused by tree on powerline. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_D_34.990_-79.230_1785796200000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1785796200000,"latitude":34.99,"longitude":-79.23}] |
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.
Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 37/100, near Fort Bragg (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 194 scientific monitoring sources.