Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 43

Severe Weather near Oak Ridge

AndersonUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 5 July 2026 at 17:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 45 recorded within 20 km of this point since 20 May 2026 — 9 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 22 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 5 at 1:16PM EDT until July 5 at 1:45PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN

An estimated 270,425 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 20 May 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.

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)43 / 100
Our confidence89%
Coordinates36.0972, -84.0822
Nearest CityOak Ridge (19 km)
Population Exposed270.4K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-07-05T17:16:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.85ed69cfca36727f1b9100281e279f7a

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescAnderson, TN; Knox, TN; Union, TN; Anderson, TN; Knox, TN
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued July 5 at 1:16PM EDT until July 5 at 1:45PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
Expires2026-07-05T13:45:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Morristown TN
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount2
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.85ed69cfca36727f1b9100281e279f7a57ab6ea2.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.66caa671575a11e9cb9d1041b4b377596799fc01.002.1"]
Iem TypeSummaryD
Iem CityAndersonville
Iem CountyAnderson
Iem StateTN
Iem WfoMRX
Iem RemarkSeveral trees down.
MergedSources[{"id":"iem_D_36.030_-84.290_1783270620000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1783270620000,"latitude":36.03,"longitude":-84.29},{"id":"iem_D_36.200_-84.040_1783271520000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1783271520000,"latitude":36.2,"longitude":-84.04}]

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