Calamity
mediumSevere weatherCalamity Score: 39

Severe weather near Altoona

CambriaUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 5 July 2026 at 22:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 2nd strongest of the 39 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 17 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 12 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 5 at 5:43PM EDT until July 5 at 6:45PM EDT by NWS State College PA

An estimated 87,505 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 17 March 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 5 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 39 out of 100, at 87 % 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)39 / 100
Our confidence87%
Coordinates40.6743, -78.4134
Nearest CityAltoona (17 km)
Population Exposed87.5K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-07-05T21:43:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.933e434faa329a67606517be89420a82

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
55
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescCambria, PA; Clearfield, PA; Indiana, PA; Juniata, PA; Mifflin, PA
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued July 5 at 5:43PM EDT until July 5 at 6:45PM EDT by NWS State College PA
Expires2026-07-05T18:45:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS State College PA
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount3
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.933e434faa329a67606517be89420a82d0d676b3.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.da53123e49f85c91a571cad0e185141275b32803.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.177314e4450834963bedbd944ed61df957dbb277.001.1"]
Iem TypeSummaryF
Iem City1 ENE Tyrone
Iem CountyBlair
Iem StatePA
Iem WfoCTP
Iem RemarkWater up to the bottom of the first floor of the paper mill and Pennsylvania Ave completely underwater.
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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 39/100, near Altoona (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.