Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 37

Severe Weather in United States

GalliaUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 7 August 2026 at 23:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 18th strongest of the 48 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 August 7 at 6:46PM EDT until August 7 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV

An estimated 358,395 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 16 March 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 37 out of 100, at 82 % 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)37 / 100
Our confidence82%
Coordinates38.7074, -82.3807
Nearest CityHuntington (33 km)
Population Exposed358.4K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-08-07T22:46:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1195007c39f04fb07cc3dc7bc190959e

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
18
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescAthens, OH; Meigs, OH; Washington, OH; Jackson, WV; Mason, WV; Putnam, WV; Wood, WV; Boyd, KY; Carter, KY; Greenup, KY; Gallia, OH; Lawrence, OH; Wayne, WV
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued August 7 at 6:46PM EDT until August 7 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Expires2026-08-07T19:00:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Charleston WV
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount2
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1195007c39f04fb07cc3dc7bc190959e181fbb0a.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bb68165687c8c5f1c2a8ae9e90b3062c74ecd927.001.1"]
Iem TypeSummaryD
Iem City1 E Coal Grove
Iem CountyLawrence
Iem StateOH
Iem WfoRLX
Iem RemarkBranch on power line on fire on Remy Street.
MergedSources[{"id":"iem_D_38.500_-82.630_1786138080000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1786138080000,"latitude":38.5,"longitude":-82.63}]

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 37/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.