Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 43

Severe Weather near Ithaca

TompkinsUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 6 August 2026 at 21:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 29 recorded within 20 km of this point since 31 March 2026 — 6 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 7 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 6 at 4:27PM EDT until August 6 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Binghamton NY

An estimated 151,983 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 31 March 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 91 % 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 confidence91%
Coordinates42.3360, -76.3720
Nearest CityIthaca (16 km)
Population Exposed152.0K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-08-06T20:27:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8ab3ff068b4d43ca7d8d1f21e22df60ac20c5d7f.002.1

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescCortland, NY; Tioga, NY; Tompkins, NY
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued August 6 at 4:27PM EDT until August 6 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Binghamton NY
Expires2026-08-06T17:00:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Binghamton NY
HasExactCoordstrue
Iem TypeSummaryD
Iem CitySouth Danby
Iem CountyTompkins
Iem StateNY
Iem WfoBGM
Iem RemarkTree down on wires.
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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 Ithaca (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.