Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 43

Severe Weather near Scranton

LackawannaUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 13 August 2026 at 01:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 31 recorded within 20 km of this point since 2 April 2026 — 10 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 9 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 12 at 8:50PM EDT until August 12 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Binghamton NY

An estimated 144,871 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 2 April 2026

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 78 % 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 confidence78%
Coordinates41.4540, -75.5480
Nearest CityScranton (11 km)
Population Exposed144.9K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-08-13T00:50:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9a12ad852a71487b35542ba58304f30d8d46f557.001.1

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescLackawanna, PA; Pike, PA; Wayne, PA
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued August 12 at 8:50PM EDT until August 12 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Binghamton NY
Expires2026-08-12T21:00:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Binghamton NY
HasExactCoordstrue

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 Scranton (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.