Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 7 at 4:45PM EDT until August 7 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Geographic Context
This weather event occurred near South Plainfield (approximately 4 km away) in United States, an area that experiences a range of natural hazards. An estimated 24.2M people live within 50 km of the event location, placing this in the "catastrophic" population impact tier.
Event Assessment
This event is a weather event classified as critical severity. Calamity.live has classified it as "critical" severity with a severity value of 90. The computed Calamity Score is 66 out of 100, reflecting a moderate-impact event. The primary scoring components are: population (100), historical (80), intensity (70). Data for this event was sourced from noaa, one of the 196 scientific monitoring sources aggregated by Calamity.live.
Regional Monitoring Context
United States has a documented history of weather events. Monitoring for weather events in the region relies on a combination of ground-based sensors, satellite remote sensing, and official reporting from national agencies. The frequency and severity of such events are tracked over time to support risk assessment and emergency preparedness.
Event Data
| Type | Weather |
| Severity | critical |
| Severity Value | 90 |
| Calamity Score | 66 / 100 |
| Confidence | 84% |
| Coordinates | 40.5557, -74.3733 |
| Nearest City | South Plainfield (4 km) |
| Population Exposed | 24.2M within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | catastrophic |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-07T20:45:00.000Z |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Hunterdon, NJ; Morris, NJ; Sussex, NJ; Warren, NJ; Bucks, PA; Northampton, PA; Monmouth, NJ |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 7 at 4:45PM EDT until August 7 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ |
| Expires | 2026-08-07T17:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Mount Holly NJ |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2496acca7163bae20330bb4eccdd928bbcf72b6c.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.30db9315da1f54374c0610734ac17a3ba19d37bc.001.1"] |
| Ogimet StationId | 72530 |
| Ogimet WindSpeed | 84 |
| Ogimet WindUnit | knots |
| Ogimet Temperature | 27.8 |
| Ogimet TemperatureUnit | C |
| Ogimet RawSynop | 08,07,17,51,AAXX 07184 72530 32566 4//06 10278 20200 39934 40168 58004 91751 333 10283 20211 555 90718= |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"ogimet_72530_1786134336585","source":"ogimet","severity":"critical","severityValue":90,"timestamp":1786134336585,"latitude":40.8,"longitude":-74}] |
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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 66/100, near South Plainfield (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 196 scientific monitoring sources.