This alert expired on 12 August 2026 at 22:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 21st strongest of the 57 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 28 April 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 7 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 12 at 4:41PM CDT until August 12 at 5:15PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY
An estimated 194,436 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 28 April 2026
- June 22, 2026 · score 67 · 4.4 km
- June 28, 2026 · score 43 · 5.7 km
- June 27, 2026 · score 39 · 9.3 km
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 78 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Event Data
| Type | Severe weather |
| Severity | medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 43 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 78% |
| Coordinates | 37.9794, -87.0369 |
| Nearest City | Owensboro (24 km) |
| Population Exposed | 194.4K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-12T21:41:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cca52938e411cec7111896200bee1254 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Vanderburgh, IN; Perry, IN; Hancock, KY; Perry, IN; Breckinridge, KY; Hancock, KY and 2 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 12 at 4:41PM CDT until August 12 at 5:15PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY |
| Expires | 2026-08-12T17:15:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Paducah KY |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 5 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cca52938e411cec7111896200bee1254f5b0603b.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0b624d11f6cbaf86bfb23c13ba93cf9f2a07536e.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e78efe67ee37d6996bf30d93a5a9856aa461ff7c.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1a75d58109c109291720a7af20f452e6f0f38fc8.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0e86c239f2ff123b212583906c980958defa1dd4.001.1"] |
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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 Owensboro (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.