This alert expired on 17 July 2026 at 21:30 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 16 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 7 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 17 at 4:43PM EDT until July 17 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
An estimated 1,104,529 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- July 17, 2026 · score 52 · 8.7 km
- July 19, 2026 · score 52 · 11.7 km
- July 17, 2026 · score 52 · 17.4 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 52 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
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 52 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 80% |
| Coordinates | 33.5384, -84.0728 |
| Nearest City | McDonough (12 km) |
| Population Exposed | 1.1M within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Date | 2026-07-17 — time not reported by the source |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fe1c9133c5641d0595feea1ea828940e |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Butts, GA; Henry, GA; Newton, GA; Rockdale, GA; Henry, GA; Rockdale, GA |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 17 at 4:43PM EDT until July 17 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA |
| Expires | 2026-07-17T17:30:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Peachtree City GA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fe1c9133c5641d0595feea1ea828940e0302b371.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.66d5d40a8921f6da3d59bb68eff1136143499c5a.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.
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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 52/100, near McDonough (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.