Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 34

Severe Weather in United States

HamiltonUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 4 July 2026 at 00:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 3rd strongest of the 14 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 16 May 2026.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 3 at 6:42PM CDT until July 3 at 7:15PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY

An estimated 32,890 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 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

TypeSevere Weather
SeverityMedium
Calamity Score (ours)34 / 100
Our confidence79%
Coordinates38.0728, -88.6512
Nearest CityMount Vernon (35 km)
Population Exposed32.9K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-07-03T23:42:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.50c3cce23ceb49aee22df7c23824b316

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
40
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescGraves, KY; Marshall, KY; Washington, IL; Wayne, IL and 1 more areas
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued July 3 at 6:42PM CDT until July 3 at 7:15PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY
Expires2026-07-03T19:15:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Paducah KY
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount4
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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.