Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 43

Severe Weather near Ashland

GalliaUnited StatesNOAA

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

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

TypeSevere Weather
SeverityMedium
Calamity Score (ours)43 / 100
Our confidence86%
Coordinates38.6833, -82.4717
Nearest CityAshland (27 km)
Population Exposed378.8K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-08-09T06:27:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e23eab993f92afa9661e3e2ac6e5b968a05f0f62.001.1

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescGallia, OH; Lawrence, OH; Cabell, WV
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued August 9 at 2:27AM EDT until August 9 at 3:00AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Expires2026-08-09T03:00:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Charleston WV
HasExactCoordstrue
Iem TypeSummaryD
Iem City7 NW Hamden
Iem CountyVinton
Iem StateOH
Iem WfoRLX
Iem RemarkOver 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}]

Safety Information

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Series begins 8 March 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 Ashland (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.