Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 46

Severe Weather near Porto

Vila Nova de GaiaPortugalMETEOALARM

Right now

The most recent data we hold from METEOALARM arrived 59 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.

2 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest <1 km from here.

This alert expired on 5 September 2026 at 22:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is one of only 3 we have recorded within 20 km of this point since 5 September 2026.

What the source measured

METEOALARM reported: MeteoAlarm carries a moderate warning for Porto (Yellow Thunderstorm Warning). Issued by the national meteorological service of Portugal. Placed at Porto, the nearest settlement in the warned area; the warning itself covers the whole area.

An estimated 1,729,331 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 5 September 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including METEOALARM.

Our own score for this event is 46 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

TypeSevere Weather
SeverityMedium
Calamity Score (ours)46 / 100
Our confidence71%
Coordinates41.1500, -8.6100
Nearest CityPorto (0 km)
Population Exposed1.7M within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-09-05T20:08:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://meteoalarm.org?region=PT

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
100
population
0
cascading
18
historical

Technical Details

EventYellow Thunderstorm Warning
CapSeverityModerate
CapCertaintyLikely
CapUrgencyExpected
AreaDescPorto
EmmaIdPT009
CountryCodePT
CountryPortugal
Expires2026-09-05T22:00:00+00:00
PlacedAtPorto
Placementarea-name
Ipma AwarenessLevelyellow
Ipma AwarenessTypeNameTrovoada
Ipma DistrictIdPTO
Ipma DistrictNamePorto
Ipma StartTime2026-09-05T20:08:00
Ipma EndTime2026-09-05T22:00:00
MergedSources[{"id":"ipma_PTO_2026-09-05","source":"ipma","severity":"medium","severityValue":40,"timestamp":1788638880000,"latitude":41.15,"longitude":-8.61}]

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 46/100, near Porto (Portugal), based on data from meteoalarm. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.