Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 34

Severe Weather in United States

CumberlandUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 2 August 2026 at 02:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 5th strongest of the 21 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 17 July 2026.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 1 at 9:26PM EDT until August 1 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Jackson KY

An estimated 32,113 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 16 March 2026

How we know

One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.

Our own score for this event is 34 out of 100, at 80 % confidence.

The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.

Computed under scoring rules v1. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.

Event Data

TypeSevere Weather
SeverityMedium
Calamity Score (ours)34 / 100
Our confidence80%
Coordinates36.0036, -84.9788
Nearest CityCookeville (50 km)
Population Exposed32.1K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-08-02T01:26:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.407c23a7fc4a12e4c80d4f8f99d904d4

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
40
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescJackson, KY; Pulaski, KY; Rockcastle, KY; Fentress, TN; Pickett, TN; Catoosa, GA; Dade, GA; Walker, GA and 1 more areas
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued August 1 at 9:26PM EDT until August 1 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
Expires2026-08-01T22:00:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Jackson KY
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount4
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.407c23a7fc4a12e4c80d4f8f99d904d46271c164.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.009ca499b0eab46e58c08d232eaa967086f07115.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4574514c59679424364d595c7af6ad417247f854.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d3e8b3906f285b39b71d133d4b14ab77a9c42351.001.1"]

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Series begins 8 March 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.

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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 34/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.