Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 52

Severe Weather near Danbury

FairfieldUnited StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 5 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.

Nothing else has been detected within 20 km in the last 24 hours.

This alert expired on 7 July 2026 at 03:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 21st strongest of the 74 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 20 May 2026. The last comparable one was on 5 July 2026. 2 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Flood Warning issued July 6 at 5:37PM EDT until July 6 at 11:30PM EDT by NWS Upton NY

An estimated 1,887,262 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 20 May 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 7 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 52 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)52 / 100
Our confidence90%
Coordinates41.3733, -73.4717
Nearest CityDanbury (3 km)
Population Exposed1.9M within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-07-06T21:37:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2e64886bfeec4cab2b5bc7a0418bd8d81d7d01a6.001.1

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
100
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventFlood Warning
UrgencyExpected
CertaintyLikely
AreaDescFairfield, CT
HeadlineFlood Warning issued July 6 at 5:37PM EDT until July 6 at 11:30PM EDT by NWS Upton NY
Expires2026-07-06T23:30:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Upton NY
HasExactCoordstrue
Iem TypeSummaryR
Iem Magnitude2.62
Iem UnitInch
Iem CityWoodbury Center
Iem CountyLitchfield
Iem StateCT
Iem WfoALY
Iem RemarkStorm Total through 10 PM Monday.
MergedSources[{"id":"iem_F_40.720_-73.320_1783361220000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1783361220000,"latitude":40.72,"longitude":-73.32},{"id":"iem_F_40.730_-73.460_1783356720000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1783356720000,"latitude":40.73,"longitude":-73.46},{"id":"iem_F_40.760_-73.330_1783362420000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1783362420000,"latitude":40.76,"longitude":-73.33},{"id":"iem_F_40.740_-73.420_1783361100000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1783361100000,"latitude":40.74,"longitude":-73.42},{"id":"iem_F_40.730_-73.520_1783355100000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1783355100000,"latitude":40.73,"longitude":-73.52},{"id":"iem_R_41.550_-73.210_1783390620000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1783390620000,"latitude":41.55,"longitude":-73.21}]

Safety Information

During flooding: never walk, swim, or drive through floodwaters. Six inches of moving water can knock you down, and one foot of water can sweep away a vehicle. Move to higher ground if waters rise. After flooding, avoid contact with floodwater which may contain sewage, chemicals, or debris. Follow local emergency service guidance.

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 52/100, near Danbury (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.