Calamity
mediumSevere weatherCalamity Score: 43

Severe Weather in United States

FranklinUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 12 August 2026 at 22:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 3rd strongest of the 29 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 10 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 12 at 4:41PM CDT until August 12 at 5:00PM CDT by NWS St Louis MO

An estimated 341,025 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 15 March 2026

How we know

One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.

Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 78 % 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 confidence78%
Coordinates38.3112, -90.7756
Nearest CityWildwood (32 km)
Population Exposed341.0K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-08-12T21:41:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.85831cf14027c045abd3f051c8941700

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescGasconade, MO; Montgomery, MO; Osage, MO; Randolph, IL
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued August 12 at 4:41PM CDT until August 12 at 5:00PM CDT by NWS St Louis MO
Expires2026-08-12T17:00:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS St Louis MO
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount2
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.85831cf14027c045abd3f051c89417009194504e.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f64611feacdf9a53c15c3fc27b81d7466f6f49cb.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.

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