This alert expired on 7 August 2026 at 23:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 4th strongest of the 15 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 April 2026. The last comparable one was on 12 July 2026.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 7 at 5:32PM CDT until August 7 at 6:15PM CDT by NWS Little Rock AR
An estimated 29,166 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 April 2026
- June 22, 2026 · score 46 · 11.6 km
- July 12, 2026 · score 22 · 18.9 km
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 78 % 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 | 78% |
| Coordinates | 35.4022, -93.6438 |
| Nearest City | Russellville (49 km) |
| Population Exposed | 29.2K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-07T22:32:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cfc66ab48b204adaa5d8a7c159553371 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Newton, AR; Searcy, AR; Polk, AR; Scott, AR |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 7 at 5:32PM CDT until August 7 at 6:15PM CDT by NWS Little Rock AR |
| Expires | 2026-08-07T18:15:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Little Rock AR |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cfc66ab48b204adaa5d8a7c15955337177617577.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.44640c457908fb946d63dbf00801e9d33cbfbdf8.001.1"] |
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.
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 188 scientific monitoring sources.