Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 28

Severe Weather in United States

RitchieUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 4 September 2026 at 18:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 15th strongest of the 107 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 13 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 4 at 1:48PM EDT until September 4 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV

An estimated 30,991 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 13 March 2026

How we know

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

Our own score for this event is 28 out of 100, at 82 % confidence.

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

Computed under scoring rules v4. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.

Event Data

TypeSevere Weather
SeverityMedium
Calamity Score (ours)28 / 100
Our confidence82%
Coordinates39.2884, -81.1247
Nearest CityParkersburg (38 km)
Population Exposed31.0K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-09-04T17:48:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.c304b1a665c4c6bb85ef8c4fd56d870da0d1f39a.001.1

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
40
population
0
cascading
18
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescAthens, OH; Jackson, OH; Meigs, OH; Vinton, OH; Delaware, OH; Licking, OH; Lincoln, WV; Putnam, WV and 5 more areas
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued September 4 at 1:48PM EDT until September 4 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Expires2026-09-04T14:00:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Charleston WV
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount8
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Safety Information

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Series begins 8 March 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 28/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.