This alert expired on 9 August 2026 at 00:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 47 recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026 — 24 others scored the same. The last comparable one was on 10 July 2026.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 8 at 7:48PM EDT until August 8 at 8:30PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH
An estimated 1,293,368 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- June 6, 2026 · score 52 · 6.3 km
- May 26, 2026 · score 52 · 11.4 km
- June 7, 2026 · score 43 · 12.4 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 52 out of 100, at 80 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Event Data
| Type | Severe weather |
| Severity | medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 52 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 80% |
| Coordinates | 40.1936, -82.6573 |
| Nearest City | Pataskala (22 km) |
| Population Exposed | 1.3M within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-08T23:48:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.505c6bd4d270a0faeecbab64e4f9a2269a5ccbcb.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Delaware, OH; Franklin, OH; Licking, OH |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 8 at 7:48PM EDT until August 8 at 8:30PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH |
| Expires | 2026-08-08T20:30:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Wilmington OH |
| HasExactCoords | true |
Safety Information
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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.
Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 52/100, near Pataskala (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.