This alert expired on 10 August 2026 at 06:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 2nd strongest of the 44 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 11 July 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 9 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 9 at 11:20PM MST until August 9 at 11:30PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ
An estimated 325,387 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 11 July 2026
- July 15, 2026 · score 43 · 6.3 km
- September 2, 2026 · score 37 · 11.1 km
- July 18, 2026 · score 43 · 11.4 km
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.
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 | 80% |
| Coordinates | 31.4863, -111.0387 |
| Nearest City | Rio Rico (6 km) |
| Population Exposed | 325.4K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-10T06:20:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.eb65628e423218490307dd5dfc6995861aae6cc0.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Santa Cruz, AZ |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 9 at 11:20PM MST until August 9 at 11:30PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ |
| Expires | 2026-08-09T23:30:00-07:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Tucson AZ |
| HasExactCoords | true |
Safety Information
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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 Rio Rico (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.