Calamity
mediumSevere weatherCalamity Score: 43

Severe Weather near Dover

KentUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 5 July 2026 at 02:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 4th strongest of the 205 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 17 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 Watch issued July 4 at 8:39PM EDT until July 4 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA

An estimated 267,129 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 17 March 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 12 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 90 % 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)43 / 100
Our confidence90%
Coordinates39.2600, -75.5200
Nearest CityDover (11 km)
Population Exposed267.1K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-07-05T00:39:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Watch_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fb2dd467cd5cb756d3cd2c82d0751b59

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Watch
UrgencyFuture
CertaintyPossible
AreaDescDorchester, MD; Somerset, MD; Wicomico, MD; Worcester, MD; Brunswick, VA; Caroline, VA; Charles City, VA; Chesterfield, VA; Dinwiddie, VA; Essex, VA; Gloucester, VA; Greensville, VA; Hanover, VA; Henrico, VA; James City, VA; King and Queen, VA; King William, VA; Lancaster, VA; Mathews, VA; Middlesex, VA; New Kent, VA; Northumberland, VA; Prince George, VA; Richmond, VA; Surry, VA; Sussex, VA; Westmoreland, VA; York, VA; City of Colonial Heights, VA; City of Emporia, VA; City of Hopewell, VA; City of Petersburg, VA; City of Poquoson, VA; City of Richmond, VA; City of Williamsburg, VA; Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA; Rappahannock River from Urbanna to Windmill Point; York River; James River from Jamestown to the James River Bridge; Coastal waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chincoteague VA out 20 NM; Bergen, NJ; Essex, NJ; Hudson, NJ; Passaic, NJ; Union, NJ; Bronx, NY; Kings, NY; New York, NY; Orange, NY; Putnam, NY; Queens, NY; Richmond, NY; Rockland, NY; Westchester, NY and 2 more areas
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Watch issued July 4 at 8:39PM EDT until July 4 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Expires2026-07-04T22:00:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Wakefield VA
HasExactCoordsfalse
MergedCount5
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Iem TypeSummaryD
Iem CityHavre De Grace
Iem CountyHarford
Iem StateMD
Iem WfoLWX
Iem RemarkThree trees into houses in Havre De Grace.
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Series begins 10 February 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 43/100, near Dover (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.