Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 3 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
3 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest <1 km from here.
This alert is in force until 7 September 2026, 01:00 UTC.
It is the 64th strongest of the 82 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 9 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 5 September 2026.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued September 6 at 2:42PM EDT until September 6 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
An estimated 183,772 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 9 March 2026
- September 6, 2026 · score 37 · 0.0 km
- September 5, 2026 · score 37 · 0.0 km
- July 29, 2026 · score 43 · 0.0 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 37 out of 100, at 79 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Computed under scoring rules v4. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.
Event Data
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 37 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 79% |
| Coordinates | 33.0000, -83.6000 |
| Nearest City | Macon (18 km) |
| Population Exposed | 183.8K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-06T18:42:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.c28b160d07d958f8ed525737de9ffc179cb19f4c.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Watch |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| AreaDesc | Burke, GA; Columbia, GA; Lincoln, GA; McDuffie, GA; Richmond, GA; Aiken, SC; Bamberg, SC; Barnwell, SC; Calhoun, SC; Chesterfield, SC; Clarendon, SC; Edgefield, SC; Fairfield, SC; Kershaw, SC; Lancaster, SC; Lee, SC; Lexington, SC; McCormick, SC; Newberry, SC; Orangeburg, SC; Richland, SC; Saluda, SC; Sumter, SC |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued September 6 at 2:42PM EDT until September 6 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC |
| Expires | 2026-09-06T21:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Columbia SC |
| HasExactCoords | false |
Safety Information
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Series begins 8 March 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 37/100, near Macon (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.