This alert expired on 5 July 2026 at 02:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 13 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026 — 3 others scored the same. The last comparable one was on 17 March 2026.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 4 at 9:53PM EDT until July 4 at 10:45PM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA
An estimated 176,598 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- July 19, 2026 · score 43 · 7.6 km
- July 5, 2026 · score 43 · 13.5 km
- August 13, 2026 · score 43 · 17.8 km
How we know
Confirmed by 8 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 90 % 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 | 90% |
| Coordinates | 41.1786, -71.5786 |
| Nearest City | South Kingstown (31 km) |
| Population Exposed | 176.6K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-05T01:53:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.dfcecaa2ee054c3d856cc16b1ae778076ab4292f.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Washington, RI |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 4 at 9:53PM EDT until July 4 at 10:45PM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA |
| Expires | 2026-07-04T22:45:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Boston/Norton MA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Iem TypeSummary | M |
| Iem Magnitude | 48 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | 3 SW Westerly AP |
| Iem County | Washington |
| Iem State | RI |
| Iem Wfo | BOX |
| Iem Remark | At the Watch Hill Bay Yacht Club in Westerly, RI, 48 mph wind gusts were recorded. Relayed via Amateur Radio. |
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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 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.