Calamity
mediumSevere weatherCalamity Score: 34

Severe weather in United States

ElbertUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 13 August 2026 at 21:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 8th strongest of the 29 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 12 July 2026.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 13 at 5:14PM EDT until August 13 at 5:45PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC

An estimated 23,260 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 16 March 2026

How we know

One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.

Our own score for this event is 34 out of 100, at 77 % confidence.

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

Event Data

TypeSevere weather
Severitymedium
Calamity Score (ours)34 / 100
Our confidence77%
Coordinates34.0500, -82.6506
Nearest CityGreenwood (48 km)
Population Exposed23.3K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-08-13T21:14:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c48ecc111f5b580d1fbbc000faa5032b4d3747ec.001.1

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
40
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescElbert, GA; Abbeville, SC
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued August 13 at 5:14PM EDT until August 13 at 5:45PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Expires2026-08-13T17:45:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
HasExactCoordstrue

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.

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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 34/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.