This alert expired on 12 July 2026 at 20:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 21st strongest of the 64 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 12 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 18 June 2026.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 12 at 4:13PM EDT until July 12 at 4:45PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
An estimated 110,603 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 12 March 2026
- July 30, 2026 · score 43 · 7.4 km
- July 29, 2026 · score 43 · 7.4 km
- July 22, 2026 · score 43 · 7.4 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 | 27.6360, -81.6780 |
| Nearest City | Lake Wales (31 km) |
| Population Exposed | 110.6K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-12T20:13:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8d3c7ccfbd845cd9b70ed0f79b3410e1a2b58437.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Hardee, FL; Highlands, FL; Polk, FL |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 12 at 4:13PM EDT until July 12 at 4:45PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL |
| Expires | 2026-07-12T16:45:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL |
| 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.