Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 43

Severe Weather near Johnson City

SullivanUnited StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 10 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.

9 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest 7 km from here.

This alert expired on 13 August 2026 at 03:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 4th strongest of the 45 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 17 March 2026. 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: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 12 at 11:29PM EDT until August 12 at 11:45PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN

An estimated 162,848 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 17 March 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 90 % 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)43 / 100
Our confidence90%
Coordinates36.4250, -82.3783
Nearest CityJohnson City (13 km)
Population Exposed162.8K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-08-13T03:29:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.175087a0080743beded1cd805e353be1ae39807f.002.1

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescCarter, TN; Sullivan, TN; Washington, TN; Scott, VA; Washington, VA; City of Bristol, VA
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued August 12 at 11:29PM EDT until August 12 at 11:45PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
Expires2026-08-12T23:45:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Morristown TN
HasExactCoordstrue
Iem TypeSummaryG
Iem Magnitude62
Iem UnitMPH
Iem City3 S Okolona
Iem CountyHawkins
Iem StateTN
Iem WfoMRX
Iem RemarkPublic reported losing power as home weather station gusted to 62 mph.
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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 43/100, near Johnson City (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.