This alert expired on 28 May 2026 at 02:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 22nd strongest of the 40 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 27 May 2026. 6 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 27 at 9:26PM EDT until May 27 at 10:15PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- July 18, 2026 · score 22 · 5.6 km
- May 27, 2026 · score 39 · 14.2 km
- May 27, 2026 · score 34 · 16.4 km
How we know
Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 22 out of 100, at 71 % 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 | 71% |
| Coordinates | 36.8958, -77.7900 |
| Nearest City | Roanoke Rapids (50 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-28T01:26:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e18066a66d320ca3dcc1dd92c20e2ffb20d6fa93.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Brunswick, VA; Dinwiddie, VA; Lunenburg, VA; Nottoway, VA |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 27 at 9:26PM EDT until May 27 at 10:15PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA |
| Expires | 2026-05-27T22:15:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Wakefield VA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Iem TypeSummary | D |
| Iem City | 3 SE Arcola |
| Iem County | Halifax |
| Iem State | NC |
| Iem Wfo | RAH |
| Iem Remark | Tree down on a powerline near the Hollister area co-located with nearly 400 power outages. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_D_36.380_-77.900_1779920640000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1779920640000,"latitude":36.38,"longitude":-77.9},{"id":"iem_D_36.260_-77.940_1779921480000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1779921480000,"latitude":36.26,"longitude":-77.94}] |
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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.