This alert expired on 5 August 2026 at 22:05 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 3rd strongest of the 9 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 29 May 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 2 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 5 at 5:55PM EDT until August 5 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
Nearby, since 29 May 2026
- June 19, 2026 · score 22 · 6.8 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 16 out of 100, at 58 % 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) | 16 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 58% |
| Coordinates | 27.3557, -81.4129 |
| Nearest City | Lake Wales (63 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-05T21:55:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.946b2abd5c992964a7e97ec4ab9774c34aecd754.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Highlands, FL |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 5 at 5:55PM EDT until August 5 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL |
| Expires | 2026-08-05T18:05:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL |
| 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.
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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 16/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.