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mediumSevere weatherCalamity Score: 48

Severe Weather near Nicholasville

JessamineUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 11 August 2026 at 23:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 45 recorded within 20 km of this point since 18 June 2026 — 10 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 7 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 11 at 6:48PM EDT until August 11 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Jackson KY

An estimated 794,005 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 18 June 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 48 out of 100, at 90 % 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)48 / 100
Our confidence90%
Coordinates37.9218, -84.5378
Nearest CityNicholasville (5 km)
Population Exposed794.0K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-08-11T22:48:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.92047641f7a32d94b7817505c4b59841

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
85
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescFloyd, KY; Knott, KY; Letcher, KY; Magoffin, KY; Martin, KY; Pike, KY; Buchanan, VA; Dickenson, VA; Boone, WV; Fayette, WV; Kanawha, WV; Logan, WV; McDowell, WV; Mingo, WV; Raleigh, WV; Wyoming, WV; Bell, KY; Clay, KY; Harlan, KY; Knott, KY; Knox, KY; Leslie, KY; Letcher, KY; Perry, KY and 7 more areas
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued August 11 at 6:48PM EDT until August 11 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
Expires2026-08-11T19:00:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Jackson KY
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount10
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Iem TypeSummaryG
Iem Magnitude81
Iem UnitMPH
Iem CityCarlisle
Iem CountyNicholas
Iem StateKY
Iem WfoLMK
Iem RemarkNicholas County Kentucky Mesonet.
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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 48/100, near Nicholasville (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.