This alert expired on 6 August 2026 at 22:02 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 8th strongest of the 71 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 4 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 6 at 4:53PM CDT until August 6 at 5:00PM CDT by NWS Huntsville AL
An estimated 215,006 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- July 10, 2026 · score 43 · 6.8 km
- June 22, 2026 · score 67 · 13.6 km
- June 1, 2026 · score 43 · 16.3 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 81 % 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
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 43 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 81% |
| Coordinates | 34.8040, -86.1280 |
| Nearest City | Huntsville (43 km) |
| Population Exposed | 215.0K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-06T21:53:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2e5cc67996bedce33e2e45fa646884c4cbe3cf25.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Jackson, AL |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 6 at 4:53PM CDT until August 6 at 5:00PM CDT by NWS Huntsville AL |
| Expires | 2026-08-06T17:02:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Huntsville AL |
| HasExactCoords | true |
Safety Information
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Series begins 8 March 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.
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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 43/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.