This alert expired on 9 August 2026 at 07:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 6th strongest of the 58 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 8 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 9 at 2:27AM EDT until August 9 at 3:00AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
An estimated 378,804 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- May 24, 2026 · score 43 · 5.6 km
- May 23, 2026 · score 43 · 5.6 km
- August 7, 2026 · score 37 · 8.3 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 86 % 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 | 86% |
| Coordinates | 38.6833, -82.4717 |
| Nearest City | Ashland (27 km) |
| Population Exposed | 378.8K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-09T06:27:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e23eab993f92afa9661e3e2ac6e5b968a05f0f62.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Gallia, OH; Lawrence, OH; Cabell, WV |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 9 at 2:27AM EDT until August 9 at 3:00AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV |
| Expires | 2026-08-09T03:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Charleston WV |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Iem TypeSummary | D |
| Iem City | 7 NW Hamden |
| Iem County | Vinton |
| Iem State | OH |
| Iem Wfo | RLX |
| Iem Remark | Over 350 customers without power due to tree damage. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_D_39.220_-82.630_1786247160000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1786247160000,"latitude":39.22,"longitude":-82.63}] |
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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, near Ashland (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.