Calamity
mediumSevere weatherCalamity Score: 46

Severe weather near Wilmington

New CastleUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 21 July 2026 at 21:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 157th strongest of the 251 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 12 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 9 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 21 at 5:02PM EDT until July 21 at 5:45PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ

An estimated 3,341,355 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 12 March 2026

How we know

One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.

Our own score for this event is 46 out of 100, at 79 % 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)46 / 100
Our confidence79%
Coordinates39.7933, -75.4642
Nearest CityWilmington (9 km)
Population Exposed3.3M within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-07-21T21:02:00.000Z

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
100
population
0
cascading
18
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescMiddlesex, NJ; Monmouth, NJ; Somerset, NJ; Delaware, PA; Montgomery, PA; Philadelphia, PA; New Castle, DE; Gloucester, NJ; Salem, NJ; Chester, PA; Delaware, PA and 1 more areas
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued July 21 at 5:02PM EDT until July 21 at 5:45PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Expires2026-07-21T17:45:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Mount Holly NJ
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount4
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ba7207d20e4bfed0e624b2e74dcf0b590ca06d83.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.569fd7ad5c705c2a096bc7de34dc41860eb4aa77.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9559ba3918892896bba700fcd29e3a3e40ae9a27.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.032ebe63d7d212d2d6abc1952405e7f875f5fdbb.002.1"]

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 46/100, near Wilmington (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.