This alert expired on 4 July 2026 at 22:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 63rd strongest of the 148 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026. 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 July 4 at 4:54PM CDT until July 4 at 5:30PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY
An estimated 39,309 people live within 50 km of this point.
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 34 out of 100, at 77 % 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) | 34 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 77% |
| Coordinates | 39.5140, -88.0488 |
| Nearest City | Charleston (11 km) |
| Population Exposed | 39.3K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-04T21:54:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a9fcd2a2e9957514d0d2653c36297007 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Gibson, IN; Posey, IN; Vanderburgh, IN; Fountain, IN; Montgomery, IN; Parke, IN; Champaign, IL; Douglas, IL and 2 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 4 at 4:54PM CDT until July 4 at 5:30PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY |
| Expires | 2026-07-04T17:30:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Paducah KY |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 5 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a9fcd2a2e9957514d0d2653c362970078a77349b.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.081c62eda4bec15568e29ab8b4a18deb9979f1ae.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e80915bffb97175584f0966d943b6d9833327c17.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0d6758d80a0015757bf14c595cbba2eea4be73bd.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ba4042c21df662fee5a1a56f001127960a1dab31.001.1"] |
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 34/100, near Charleston (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.