Severe weather near West Torrington
This alert expired on 8 August 2026 at 21:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 24 recorded within 20 km of this point since 12 March 2026 — 4 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 11 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 8 at 4:56PM EDT until August 8 at 5:15PM EDT by NWS Albany NY
An estimated 710,043 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 12 March 2026
- March 13, 2026 · score 48 · 5.9 km
- July 1, 2026 · score 43 · 14.7 km
- March 12, 2026 · score 48 · 15.5 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 48 out of 100, at 79 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Event Data
| Type | Severe weather |
| Severity | medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 48 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 79% |
| Coordinates | 41.7952, -73.3381 |
| Nearest City | West Torrington (17 km) |
| Population Exposed | 710.0K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Date | 2026-08-08 — time not reported by the source |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.53c0accf56f7e233bb7b59f95daeda39 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Berkshire, MA; Nassau, NY; Franklin, MA; Hampden, MA; Hampshire, MA and 1 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 8 at 4:56PM EDT until August 8 at 5:15PM EDT by NWS Albany NY |
| Expires | 2026-08-08T17:15:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Albany NY |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 4 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.53c0accf56f7e233bb7b59f95daeda3904005212.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1b435a292f21f933344016fa2fcaffd6d863947a.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d5cba8b377e25b0fab7d2797987082853d02e629.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6e24060c9ccdee53809e9e6ad9149c13ea49ea86.001.1"] |
Safety Information
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Series begins 10 February 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.
Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 48/100, near West Torrington (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.