Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 43

Severe Weather in United States

VolusiaUnited StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 5 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.

Nothing else has been detected within 20 km in the last 24 hours.

This alert expired on 8 May 2026 at 22:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 40 recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026 — 25 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. One more was recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 8 at 5:58PM EDT until May 8 at 6:30PM EDT by NWS Melbourne FL

An estimated 286,571 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 15 March 2026

How we know

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

Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 81 % 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)43 / 100
Our confidence81%
Coordinates29.3558, -81.4507
Nearest CityPalm Coast (34 km)
Population Exposed286.6K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Date2026-05-08 — time not reported by the source
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ec24e4bd57d58651cd44afa3142f5181

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescVolusia, FL; Flagler, FL; Marion, FL; Putnam, FL
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued May 8 at 5:58PM EDT until May 8 at 6:30PM EDT by NWS Melbourne FL
Expires2026-05-08T18:30:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Melbourne FL
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount3
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ec24e4bd57d58651cd44afa3142f518105e6ab99.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c188cdf597c2eb4aa0688a79f715cd8794f02c12.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ed830fc05e725b1a283612732d94400972f5c73f.001.1"]

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 43/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.