Calamity
mediumSevere weatherCalamity Score: 43

Severe Weather near Wilkes-Barre

LuzerneUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 3 July 2026 at 23:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 47 recorded within 20 km of this point since 17 March 2026 — 6 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 14 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 3 at 6:09PM EDT until July 3 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ

An estimated 169,696 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 17 March 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 4 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 86 % confidence.

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

Event Data

TypeSevere weather
Severitymedium
Calamity Score (ours)43 / 100
Our confidence86%
Coordinates41.3420, -75.8171
Nearest CityWilkes-Barre (12 km)
Population Exposed169.7K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-07-03T22:09:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5f70a75b92f3ea5397d416c22cd3582b

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescSussex, NJ; Carbon, PA; Monroe, PA; Lackawanna, PA; Luzerne, PA; Wayne, PA and 5 more areas
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued July 3 at 6:09PM EDT until July 3 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Expires2026-07-03T19:00:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Mount Holly NJ
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount8
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Iem TypeSummaryD
Iem CityLanesboro
Iem CountySusquehanna
Iem StatePA
Iem WfoBGM
Iem RemarkTre and wires down on State Line Road near Germantown Road.
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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.

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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 43/100, near Wilkes-Barre (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.