This alert expired on 2 August 2026 at 00:21 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 2nd strongest of the 68 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 28 April 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 8 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Tornado Warning issued August 1 at 8:12PM EDT until August 1 at 8:15PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH
An estimated 967,645 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 28 April 2026
- May 19, 2026 · score 48 · 5.7 km
- August 1, 2026 · score 72 · 7.0 km
- August 2, 2026 · score 72 · 11.7 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 72 out of 100, at 85 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Event Data
| Type | Severe weather |
| Severity | critical |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 72 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 85% |
| Coordinates | 39.5083, -84.6733 |
| Nearest City | Oxford (7 km) |
| Population Exposed | 967.6K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | catastrophic |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-02T00:12:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Tornado Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.26c9c7794ea4a6545736eb89bf1e9f62 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Preble, OH; Switzerland, IN; Boone, KY; Gallatin, KY; Grant, KY; Kenton, KY; Darke, OH; Preble, OH |
| Headline | Tornado Warning issued August 1 at 8:12PM EDT until August 1 at 8:15PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH |
| Expires | 2026-08-01T20:21:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Wilmington OH |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 3 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.26c9c7794ea4a6545736eb89bf1e9f6240916406.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.083f927e5464528548781ab562adfd369e60151c.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.690ddb730abd6c62420c4e8bdbf2c342d0a5bb13.001.1"] |
| Google News RssFeed | weather |
| Google News SourceName | Cincinnati Enquirer |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"gnews_weather_496007_217","source":"google_news","severity":"medium","severityValue":40,"timestamp":1785625200000,"latitude":39.13,"longitude":-84.51}] |
Safety Information
If a tornado warning is issued: go to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor, away from windows. A vehicle and a mobile home are not shelter. Cover your head and neck. Wait for the official all-clear before going outside, and watch for downed power lines and gas leaks afterwards.
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 72/100, near Oxford (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.