Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 52

Severe Weather near Southbridge

WorcesterUnited StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 6 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.

Nothing else has been detected within 20 km in the last 24 hours.

This alert expired on 19 May 2026 at 22:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 2nd strongest of the 65 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 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 May 19 at 5:24PM EDT until May 19 at 6:15PM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA

An estimated 1,082,242 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 52 out of 100, at 80 % 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)52 / 100
Our confidence80%
Coordinates42.0732, -72.1302
Nearest CitySouthbridge (8 km)
Population Exposed1.1M within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-05-19T21:24:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.be97cd853dbfe7d9bf7e67a886898847

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
100
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescHartford, CT; Tolland, CT; Windham, CT; Franklin, MA; Hampden, MA; Hampshire, MA; Worcester, MA; Hartford, CT and 1 more areas
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued May 19 at 5:24PM EDT until May 19 at 6:15PM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA
Expires2026-05-19T18:15:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Boston/Norton MA
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount4
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.be97cd853dbfe7d9bf7e67a8868988472dc5f164.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0fdeaee4c6f1d52b7cbffc08f2a8cbf65058b777.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.28b5d1822306385a511fc0bb13dc7671333cd66f.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b744fb453237a86f22148d92d860cb21bd19fb6d.001.1"]

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 52/100, near Southbridge (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.