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mediumSevere weatherCalamity Score: 34

Severe weather near Dover

KentUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 28 August 2026 at 00:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 151st strongest of the 221 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 11 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 20 August 2026.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued August 27 at 12:51PM EDT until August 27 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ

An estimated 39,403 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 11 March 2026

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 80 % 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)34 / 100
Our confidence80%
Coordinates39.0000, -75.5000
Nearest CityDover (18 km)
Population Exposed39.4K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-08-27T16:51:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Watch_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d463aa11c60a21073bb2899ac8f482b6

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
40
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Watch
UrgencyFuture
CertaintyPossible
AreaDescDelaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE; Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE; Coastal waters from Sandy Hook to Manasquan Inlet NJ out 20 NM; Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out 20 NM; Coastal waters from Little Egg Inlet to Great Egg Inlet NJ out 20 NM; Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet to Cape May NJ out 20 NM; Kent, DE; New Castle, DE; Atlantic, NJ; Burlington, NJ; Camden, NJ; Cape May, NJ; Cumberland, NJ; Gloucester, NJ; Hunterdon, NJ; Mercer, NJ; Middlesex, NJ; Monmouth, NJ; Morris, NJ; Ocean, NJ; Salem, NJ; Somerset, NJ; Sussex, NJ; Warren, NJ; Bucks, PA; Chester, PA; Delaware, PA; Montgomery, PA; Philadelphia, PA
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Watch issued August 27 at 12:51PM EDT until August 27 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Expires2026-08-27T20:00:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Mount Holly NJ
HasExactCoordsfalse
MergedCount2
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d463aa11c60a21073bb2899ac8f482b606222076.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d463aa11c60a21073bb2899ac8f482b606222076.001.1"]

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.

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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 34/100, near Dover (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.