This alert expired on 19 July 2026 at 18:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 18th strongest of the 35 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 18 July 2026. One more was recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 19 at 12:56PM EDT until July 19 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
An estimated 46,597 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- July 21, 2026 · score 39 · 12.5 km
- August 9, 2026 · score 43 · 16.3 km
- July 27, 2026 · score 34 · 17.1 km
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 81 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Event Data
| Type | Severe weather |
| Severity | medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 34 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 81% |
| Coordinates | 37.6774, -78.5632 |
| Nearest City | Charlottesville (40 km) |
| Population Exposed | 46.6K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-19T16:56:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ed758d356da2a7cf83b8057f6d53a8e452716fcd.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Buckingham, VA |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 19 at 12:56PM EDT until July 19 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA |
| Expires | 2026-07-19T14:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Blacksburg VA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
Safety Information
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Series begins 10 February 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 34/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.