Calamity
mediumSevere weatherCalamity Score: 37

Severe weather near Westminster

CarrollUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 7 August 2026 at 23:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 84th strongest of the 105 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 12 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 6 July 2026.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 7 at 6:32PM EDT until August 7 at 7:15PM EDT by NWS State College PA

An estimated 433,688 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 12 March 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 37 out of 100, at 83 % 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)37 / 100
Our confidence83%
Coordinates39.6246, -77.1797
Nearest CityWestminster (16 km)
Population Exposed433.7K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-08-07T22:32:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.675ef4c1162fbc6293f1d7cb6c6470c6

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
18
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescBedford, PA; Fulton, PA; Kent, MD; Queen Anne's, MD
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued August 7 at 6:32PM EDT until August 7 at 7:15PM EDT by NWS State College PA
Expires2026-08-07T19:15:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS State College PA
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount2
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.675ef4c1162fbc6293f1d7cb6c6470c655204a54.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c871dac0459490007701411491afa450574eac46.001.1"]
Iem TypeSummaryD
Iem City3 WSW Pine Grove Furnac
Iem CountyCumberland
Iem StatePA
Iem WfoCTP
Iem RemarkTree down on wires along Michaux Road south of Bunkerhill Road.
MergedSources[{"id":"iem_D_40.030_-77.330_1786126740000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1786126740000,"latitude":40.03,"longitude":-77.33}]

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 37/100, near Westminster (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.