This alert expired on 4 August 2026 at 00:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 14th strongest of the 23 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 12 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 23 July 2026. One more was recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 3 at 7:47PM EDT until August 3 at 8:30PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
An estimated 424,679 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 12 March 2026
- July 23, 2026 · score 43 · 10.8 km
- July 12, 2026 · score 52 · 11.0 km
- June 19, 2026 · score 52 · 12.2 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 37 out of 100, at 86 % 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) | 37 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 86% |
| Coordinates | 35.3267, -78.7833 |
| Nearest City | Fuquay-Varina (28 km) |
| Population Exposed | 424.7K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-03T23:47:00.000Z |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Cumberland, NC; Harnett, NC; Johnston, NC; Sampson, NC |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 3 at 7:47PM EDT until August 3 at 8:30PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC |
| Expires | 2026-08-03T20:30:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Raleigh NC |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Iem TypeSummary | D |
| Iem City | Silver City |
| Iem County | Hoke |
| Iem State | NC |
| Iem Wfo | RAH |
| Iem Remark | Power outage reported by Duke Energy caused by tree on powerline. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_D_34.990_-79.230_1785796200000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1785796200000,"latitude":34.99,"longitude":-79.23}] |
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 37/100, near Fuquay-Varina (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 194 scientific monitoring sources.