Calamity
mediumSevere weatherCalamity Score: 43

Severe weather near Reading

United StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 5 July 2026 at 00:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 24th strongest of the 147 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 12 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 6 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 4 at 7:09PM EDT until July 4 at 8:15PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ

An estimated 249,990 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 12 March 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 89 % 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 confidence89%
Coordinates40.2564, -76.0026
Nearest CityReading (11 km)
Population Exposed250.0K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-07-04T23:09:00.000Z

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescCarbon, PA; Monroe, PA; Dauphin, PA; Lancaster, PA; Lebanon, PA; Schuylkill, PA; York, PA; Sullivan, NY and 24 more areas
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued July 4 at 7:09PM EDT until July 4 at 8:15PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Expires2026-07-04T20:15:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Mount Holly NJ
HasExactCoordstrue
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Iem TypeSummaryG
Iem Magnitude65
Iem UnitMPH
Iem City2 WSW Middletown
Iem CountyDauphin
Iem StatePA
Iem WfoCTP
Iem RemarkKMDT 57KT Gust.
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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, near Reading (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 191 scientific monitoring sources.