Severe Weather near Frankenberg
Right now
The most recent data we hold from METEOALARM arrived 2 minutes ago, and this point is in it.
Nothing else has been detected within 20 km in the last 24 hours.
This alert expired on 7 September 2026 at 20:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is one of only 3 we have recorded within 20 km of this point since 3 September 2026. The last comparable one was on 5 September 2026.
What the source measured
METEOALARM reported: MeteoAlarm carries a moderate warning for Kreis Waldeck-Frankenberg (heavy thunderstorms with heavy rain). Issued by the national meteorological service of Germany. Placed at Frankenberg, the nearest settlement in the warned area; the warning itself covers the whole area.
An estimated 434,563 people live within 50 km of this point.
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including METEOALARM.
Our own score for this event is 37 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 v4. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.
Event Data
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 37 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 71% |
| Coordinates | 51.0600, 8.8000 |
| Nearest City | Frankenberg (0 km) |
| Population Exposed | 434.6K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-07T19:08:00.000Z |
| Source | https://meteoalarm.org?region=DE |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | heavy thunderstorms with heavy rain |
| CapSeverity | Moderate |
| CapCertainty | Likely |
| CapUrgency | Immediate |
| AreaDesc | Kreis Waldeck-Frankenberg |
| EmmaId | DE218 |
| CountryCode | DE |
| Country | Germany |
| Expires | 2026-09-07T20:00:00+00:00 |
| PlacedAt | Frankenberg |
| Placement | area-name-component |
| Dwd Event | heavy thunderstorms with heavy rain |
| Dwd Level | Moderate |
| Dwd Urgency | Immediate |
| Dwd Certainty | Likely |
| Dwd AreaDesc | polygonal event area |
| Dwd Expires | 2026-09-07T22:00:00+02:00 |
| Dwd Instruction | Hazard(s) caused by: lightning (danger to life!); light objects flying through the air; isolated, rapid flooding of roads and subways; aquaplaning. Recommendations for what to do: Avoid staying outdoors and seek shelter (e.g. in buildings). Avoid being near lakes and rivers Secure loose objects. F |
| Dwd CapIdentifier | 2.49.0.0.276.0.DWD.PVW.1788808200000.bca785fc-4a55-4a28-96a0-acf7e80452b0.ENG |
| Dwd Licence | GeoNutzV — Deutscher Wetterdienst, source note required |
Safety Information
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Series begins 8 March 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.
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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 37/100, near Frankenberg (Germany), based on data from meteoalarm. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.