Calamity
mediumSevere weatherCalamity Score: 43

Severe Weather in United States

BanksUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 5 August 2026 at 23:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 24 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026 — 7 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 13 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 5 at 6:43PM EDT until August 5 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA

An estimated 181,474 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 16 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 79 % 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 confidence79%
Coordinates34.2778, -83.4378
Nearest CityGainesville (35 km)
Population Exposed181.5K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-08-05T22:43:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.15b026ba979dfbd923217d7a221661dd

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescNewton, GA; Transylvania, NC; Greenville, SC; Oconee, SC; Pickens, SC
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued August 5 at 6:43PM EDT until August 5 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Expires2026-08-05T19:00:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Peachtree City GA
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount2
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.15b026ba979dfbd923217d7a221661dd4e665ecd.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f4d7466cec4f76d2047cb4e69dbbbbc421623ba0.001.1"]

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