Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 43

Severe Weather near Bristol

WashingtonUnited StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 2 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 13 km from here.

This alert expired on 4 July 2026 at 16:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 5th strongest of the 44 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 18 June 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 2 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 4 at 11:57AM EDT until July 4 at 12:15PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN

An estimated 162,848 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 18 June 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 85 % confidence.

The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.

Computed under scoring rules v1. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.

Event Data

TypeSevere Weather
SeverityMedium
Calamity Score (ours)43 / 100
Our confidence85%
Coordinates36.7140, -82.2880
Nearest CityBristol (15 km)
Population Exposed162.8K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-07-04T15:57:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a5247795561af97e77791c3310733c0502439f50.002.1

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescSullivan, TN; Russell, VA; Scott, VA; Washington, VA; City of Bristol, VA
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued July 4 at 11:57AM EDT until July 4 at 12:15PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
Expires2026-07-04T12:15:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Morristown TN
HasExactCoordstrue
Iem TypeSummaryD
Iem City1 NNW Bloomingdale
Iem CountySullivan
Iem StateTN
Iem WfoMRX
Iem RemarkSeveral trees down.
MergedSources[{"id":"iem_D_36.590_-82.510_1783180440000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1783180440000,"latitude":36.59,"longitude":-82.51}]

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 43/100, near Bristol (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.