Calamity
HighSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 45

Severe Weather near Owensboro

HancockUnited StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 61 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.

50 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest <1 km from here.

This alert expired on 6 September 2026 at 01:16 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 10th strongest of the 101 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 28 April 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 5 at 8:06PM CDT until September 5 at 8:15PM CDT by NWS Louisville KY

An estimated 59,042 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 28 April 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 45 out of 100, at 91 % confidence.

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

Computed under scoring rules v4. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.

Event Data

TypeSevere Weather
SeverityHigh
Calamity Score (ours)45 / 100
Our confidence91%
Coordinates37.8554, -86.8592
Nearest CityOwensboro (24 km)
Population Exposed59.0K within 50 km
Impact Tiersevere
Timestamp2026-09-06T01:06:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.eb506baf3a4a02e5729aeea3093f9dcbcaebb4bf.001.1

Score Breakdown

50
intensity
55
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescHancock, KY
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued September 5 at 8:06PM CDT until September 5 at 8:15PM CDT by NWS Louisville KY
Expires2026-09-05T20:16:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Louisville KY
HasExactCoordstrue
Spc ReportTypehail
Spc Speed100
Spc Location4 ENE Macio
Spc CountyDaviess
Spc StateKY
Spc CommentsHail estimated to penny to quarter size falling along US-60 near South Chestnut Grove Rd. (PAH)
Iem TypeSummaryH
Iem Magnitude1
Iem UnitInch
Iem City4 ENE Macio
Iem CountyDaviess
Iem StateKY

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 45/100, near Owensboro (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.