This alert expired on 8 August 2026 at 21:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 5th strongest of the 182 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 17 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 11 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 8 at 4:10PM EDT until August 8 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Upton NY
An estimated 27,807,960 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 17 March 2026
- August 8, 2026 · score 52 · 1.8 km
- July 15, 2026 · score 52 · 2.3 km
- July 15, 2026 · score 52 · 6.0 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 52 out of 100, at 79 % 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) | 52 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 79% |
| Coordinates | 40.6075, -73.8388 |
| Nearest City | Howard Beach (6 km) |
| Population Exposed | 27.8M within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-08T20:10:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.aaa39071e6321d64a3782216c1b8d02bd8f37725.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Kings, NY; Queens, NY |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 8 at 4:10PM EDT until August 8 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Upton NY |
| Expires | 2026-08-08T17:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Upton NY |
| 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.
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 52/100, near Howard Beach (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.