Calamity
mediumSevere weatherCalamity Score: 43

Severe weather near Gainesville

PutnamUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 17 July 2026 at 20:51 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 39 recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026 — 30 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 5 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 17 at 4:41PM EDT until July 17 at 4:45PM EDT by NWS Jacksonville FL

An estimated 203,432 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 15 March 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 80 % confidence.

The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.

Event Data

TypeSevere weather
Severitymedium
Calamity Score (ours)43 / 100
Our confidence80%
Coordinates29.5386, -82.0343
Nearest CityGainesville (30 km)
Population Exposed203.4K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-07-17T20:41:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cf69df0dc6e4c2cf1f61316e0f12033a32b4b524.001.1

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescAlachua, FL; Marion, FL; Putnam, FL
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued July 17 at 4:41PM EDT until July 17 at 4:45PM EDT by NWS Jacksonville FL
Expires2026-07-17T16:51:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Jacksonville FL
HasExactCoordstrue

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 43/100, near Gainesville (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.