Calamity
mediumSevere weatherCalamity Score: 16

Severe weather in United States

La PazUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 31 August 2026 at 23:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 23rd strongest of the 40 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 9 August 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 31 at 4:05PM MST until August 31 at 4:15PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

Nearby, since 9 August 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 16 out of 100, at 65 % 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)16 / 100
Our confidence65%
Coordinates33.7340, -113.9510
Nearest CityBlythe (62 km)
Impact Tierminor
Timestamp2026-08-31T23:05:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.a7f3d390b9ad14a8c22b7b97a2b75448ab7237da.001.1

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
0
population
0
cascading
18
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescLa Paz, AZ
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued August 31 at 4:05PM MST until August 31 at 4:15PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ
Expires2026-08-31T16:15:00-07:00
SenderNameNWS Phoenix AZ
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount2
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a7f3d390b9ad14a8c22b7b97a2b75448ab7237da.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.56832069c3a8843c27ee168ea8881a900dface3a.001.1"]
Iem TypeSummaryF
Iem City1 SSW Bouse
Iem CountyLa Paz
Iem StateAZ
Iem WfoPSR
Iem RemarkSwift water rescue at Joshua Drive due to water overflowing along Bouse Wash.
MergedSources[{"id":"iem_F_33.910_-114.000_1788214740000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1788214740000,"latitude":33.91,"longitude":-114}]

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 16/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.