Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 34

Severe Weather in United States

WinstonUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 9 July 2026 at 22:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 3rd strongest of the 23 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 1 June 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 8 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 9 at 4:29PM CDT until July 9 at 5:00PM CDT by NWS Huntsville AL

An estimated 15,350 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 1 June 2026

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 80 % confidence.

The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.

Computed under scoring rules v1. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.

Event Data

TypeSevere Weather
SeverityMedium
Calamity Score (ours)34 / 100
Our confidence80%
Coordinates34.0171, -87.2888
Nearest CityCullman (45 km)
Population Exposed15.3K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-07-09T21:29:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b601e3eb77434dffc74f8a3516ce30a6

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
40
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescLimestone, AL; Madison, AL; Itawamba, MS; Shelby, AL
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued July 9 at 4:29PM CDT until July 9 at 5:00PM CDT by NWS Huntsville AL
Expires2026-07-09T17:00:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Huntsville AL
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount3
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b601e3eb77434dffc74f8a3516ce30a6efa7bbc9.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2027c38fdd6722bd6f584d0abbe4b755860208da.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.aa26af5564c8922d282b046c1a12cef913181ee7.001.1"]

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Series begins 8 March 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 34/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.