This alert expired on 1 September 2026 at 23:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 2nd strongest of the 19 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 17 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 1 at 5:53PM EDT until September 1 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Binghamton NY
An estimated 96,954 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 17 March 2026
- June 12, 2026 · score 32 · 7.7 km
- September 1, 2026 · score 32 · 18.3 km
- June 11, 2026 · score 37 · 19.8 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 32 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) | 32 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 79% |
| Coordinates | 41.2697, -76.4133 |
| Nearest City | Back Mountain (35 km) |
| Population Exposed | 97.0K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-01T21:53:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.9076b7d9c689bea7a3316a87b8ebcbefcfe3ca3e.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Luzerne, PA; Wyoming, PA; Carbon, PA; Lehigh, PA; Northampton, PA; Luzerne, PA and 4 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 1 at 5:53PM EDT until September 1 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Binghamton NY |
| Expires | 2026-09-01T19:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Binghamton NY |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 8 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9076b7d9c689bea7a3316a87b8ebcbefcfe3ca3e.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.11103b3611c0fd55e4eae5b14f322d876bb03a0c.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2a92d75a3dde47acf37e728d8404035e46658ff2.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b50800ab5055e839c8bf56340479547835a4074a.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.dd21d5f14878d45b39a9ea932e085a04435f1994.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.aaa744400c8594adfa22b71729a15244ab036eeb.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.986dfb4cd1fe3f8fecae576207527a497ce0be13.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.37914dc0bb5716564fbae89a6bc8fa81192935d7.001.1"] |
Safety Information
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Series begins 10 February 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.
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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 32/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.