This alert expired on 7 August 2026 at 21:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 27th strongest of the 42 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 9 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 7 at 3:55PM CDT until August 7 at 4:15PM CDT by NWS Huntsville AL
An estimated 405,069 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- June 22, 2026 · score 67 · 10.3 km
- March 16, 2026 · score 43 · 14.1 km
- July 10, 2026 · score 43 · 16.7 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 37 out of 100, at 79 % 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
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 37 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 79% |
| Coordinates | 34.7900, -85.4747 |
| Nearest City | East Ridge (32 km) |
| Population Exposed | 405.1K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-07T20:55:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4304e58136710dfa9e620cbc83440ded |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | DeKalb, AL; Jackson, AL; Bradley, TN; Hamilton, TN |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 7 at 3:55PM CDT until August 7 at 4:15PM CDT by NWS Huntsville AL |
| Expires | 2026-08-07T16:15:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Huntsville AL |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4304e58136710dfa9e620cbc83440dedb2540828.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8153c1f26f7a03dd7a83ef3d09ef62d454d470e6.001.1"] |
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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 37/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.