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
- August 27, 2026 · score 43 · 13.0 km
- August 3, 2026 · score 43 · 22.0 km
- July 3, 2026 · score 43 · 22.2 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 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
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 43 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 78% |
| Coordinates | 41.4540, -75.5480 |
| Nearest City | Scranton (11 km) |
| Population Exposed | 144.9K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-13T00:50:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9a12ad852a71487b35542ba58304f30d8d46f557.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Lackawanna, PA; Pike, PA; Wayne, PA |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 12 at 8:50PM EDT until August 12 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Binghamton NY |
| Expires | 2026-08-12T21:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Binghamton NY |
| 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, near Scranton (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.