Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 48

Severe Weather near Shelbyville

ShelbyUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 18 July 2026 at 00:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 116 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026 — 44 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 3 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 17 at 7:49PM EDT until July 17 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Louisville KY

An estimated 888,741 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 16 March 2026

How we know

One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.

Our own score for this event is 48 out of 100, at 80 % 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)48 / 100
Our confidence80%
Coordinates38.3200, -85.2483
Nearest CityShelbyville (12 km)
Population Exposed888.7K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-07-17T23:49:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c5cc94cd088d5ddbceda4ee6113746ddc1e4d377.001.1

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
85
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescHenry, KY; Oldham, KY; Shelby, KY
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued July 17 at 7:49PM EDT until July 17 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Louisville KY
Expires2026-07-17T20:00:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Louisville KY
HasExactCoordstrue

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 48/100, near Shelbyville (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.