Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 37

Severe Weather near Allentown

LehighUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 21 July 2026 at 20:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 53rd strongest of the 97 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 17 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 3 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 21 at 4:01PM EDT until July 21 at 4:30PM EDT by NWS Albany NY

An estimated 392,039 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 17 March 2026

How we know

One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.

Our own score for this event is 37 out of 100, at 79 % 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 confidence79%
Coordinates40.5819, -75.6102
Nearest CityAllentown (11 km)
Population Exposed392.0K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-07-21T20:01:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a0f20f12a24c6e67d7d403428f3692df

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
18
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescDutchess, NY; Luzerne, PA; Carbon, PA; Monroe, PA and 4 more areas
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued July 21 at 4:01PM EDT until July 21 at 4:30PM EDT by NWS Albany NY
Expires2026-07-21T16:30:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Albany NY
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount7
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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, near Allentown (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.