Calamity
mediumSevere weatherCalamity Score: 43

Severe Weather near Owensboro

SpencerUnited StatesNOAA

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

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

TypeSevere weather
Severitymedium
Calamity Score (ours)43 / 100
Our confidence78%
Coordinates37.9794, -87.0369
Nearest CityOwensboro (24 km)
Population Exposed194.4K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-08-12T21:41:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cca52938e411cec7111896200bee1254

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescVanderburgh, IN; Perry, IN; Hancock, KY; Perry, IN; Breckinridge, KY; Hancock, KY and 2 more areas
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued August 12 at 4:41PM CDT until August 12 at 5:15PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY
Expires2026-08-12T17:15:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Paducah KY
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount5
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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.