Calamity
criticalSevere weatherCalamity Score: 76

Severe weather near West Chester

United StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 22 June 2026 at 21:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 230 recorded within 20 km of this point since 14 March 2026 — 4 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 15 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Tornado Warning issued June 22 at 4:56PM EDT until June 22 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ

An estimated 3,070,074 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 14 March 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 6 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 76 out of 100, at 87 % confidence.

The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.

Event Data

TypeSevere weather
Severitycritical
Calamity Score (ours)76 / 100
Our confidence87%
Coordinates40.0720, -75.6390
Nearest CityWest Chester (13 km)
Population Exposed3.1M within 50 km
Impact Tiercatastrophic
Timestamp2026-06-22T20:56:00.000Z

Score Breakdown

95
intensity
100
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventTornado Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescChester, PA; Delaware, PA; Montgomery, PA
HeadlineTornado Warning issued June 22 at 4:56PM EDT until June 22 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Expires2026-06-22T17:30:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Mount Holly NJ
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount2
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8ff87f28f0299a1a5c3311114250d5468ccdc587.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f0b214a782fb12cf6003cb49fed4761369cfc842.002.1"]
Iem TypeSummaryH
Iem Magnitude1.5
Iem UnitInch
Iem City1 NE Burlington Twp
Iem CountyBurlington
Iem StateNJ
Iem WfoPHI
Iem Remark2 minutes of hail up to 1.5 inch diameter. Time estimated from radar.
Google News RssFeedweather
Google News SourceNameCBS News

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 76/100, near West Chester (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 191 scientific monitoring sources.