This alert expired on 5 July 2026 at 01:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 11th strongest of the 26 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 8 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 4 at 8:10PM EDT until July 4 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- May 26, 2026 · score 22 · 8.1 km
- August 7, 2026 · score 22 · 12.9 km
- June 22, 2026 · score 43 · 17.0 km
How we know
Confirmed by 8 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 22 out of 100, at 69 % 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
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 22 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 69% |
| Coordinates | 37.0750, -78.6965 |
| Nearest City | Lynchburg (54 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-05T00:10:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e010deb39c7b63fb6043727dcef1d3818cd95288.002.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Appomattox, VA; Charlotte, VA |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 4 at 8:10PM EDT until July 4 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA |
| Expires | 2026-07-04T21:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Blacksburg VA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Iem TypeSummary | D |
| Iem City | 5 S Leesville |
| Iem County | Pittsylvania |
| Iem State | VA |
| Iem Wfo | RNK |
| Iem Remark | Tree down on Mercury Road. |
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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 22/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.