This alert expired on 6 July 2026 at 19:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 22 recorded within 20 km of this point since 13 March 2026 — 13 others scored the same. The last comparable one was on 18 June 2026.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 6 at 2:13PM EDT until July 6 at 3:00PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
An estimated 235,587 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 13 March 2026
- July 13, 2026 · score 43 · 7.6 km
- August 1, 2026 · score 43 · 11.0 km
- August 1, 2026 · score 43 · 13.0 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 80 % 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) | 43 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 80% |
| Coordinates | 33.8740, -80.6620 |
| Nearest City | Sumter (30 km) |
| Population Exposed | 235.6K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-06T18:13:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ee3ba09f3382c7d68bcca8f170a36879ac40d416.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Richland, SC; Sumter, SC |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 6 at 2:13PM EDT until July 6 at 3:00PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC |
| Expires | 2026-07-06T15:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Columbia SC |
| 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.
This data is aggregated algorithmically from scientific sources. Not a replacement for official emergency warnings.
Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 43/100, near Sumter (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.