This alert expired on 18 July 2026 at 23:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 13th strongest of the 32 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 27 May 2026. The last comparable one was on 13 July 2026. 6 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 18 at 6:29PM EDT until July 18 at 7:30PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Nearby, since 27 May 2026
- May 28, 2026 · score 22 · 5.6 km
- May 27, 2026 · score 34 · 11.4 km
- May 28, 2026 · score 22 · 14.7 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 22 out of 100, at 59 % 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 | 59% |
| Coordinates | 36.8853, -77.8520 |
| Nearest City | Roanoke Rapids (51 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-18T22:29:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e44c27a2db8375ef8db2fb77af9ba379fec42912.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Brunswick, VA; Lunenburg, VA; Mecklenburg, VA |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 18 at 6:29PM EDT until July 18 at 7:30PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA |
| Expires | 2026-07-18T19:30:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Wakefield VA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
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.