This alert expired on 8 August 2026 at 00:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 10th strongest of the 108 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 12 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 55 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 7 at 8:18PM EDT until August 7 at 8:45PM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA
An estimated 1,654,542 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 12 March 2026
- August 7, 2026 · score 52 · 0.0 km
- June 12, 2026 · score 52 · 6.1 km
- August 28, 2026 · score 58 · 6.4 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 78 % 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 | 78% |
| Coordinates | 41.6282, -72.7665 |
| Nearest City | New Britain (4 km) |
| Population Exposed | 1.7M within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-08T00:18:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c3d9316824eafcf799fb8fed67f5d20243a37410.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Hartford, CT |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 7 at 8:18PM EDT until August 7 at 8:45PM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA |
| Expires | 2026-08-07T20:45:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Boston/Norton MA |
| 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.
Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 52/100, near New Britain (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.