This alert expired on 5 August 2026 at 22:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 16th strongest of the 40 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 2 August 2026. 4 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 5 at 5:26PM EDT until August 5 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
An estimated 50,223 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- July 21, 2026 · score 63 · 11.2 km
- July 21, 2026 · score 58 · 11.6 km
- July 7, 2026 · score 28 · 13.3 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 32 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) | 32 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 80% |
| Coordinates | 37.3443, -84.3571 |
| Nearest City | Richmond (46 km) |
| Population Exposed | 50.2K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-05T21:26:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.969d1e180f62a04028b0c73cad44769b03db0f41.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Jackson, KY; Laurel, KY; Pulaski, KY; Rockcastle, KY |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 5 at 5:26PM EDT until August 5 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Jackson KY |
| Expires | 2026-08-05T18:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Jackson KY |
| 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 32/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.