Calamity
mediumSevere weatherCalamity Score: 43

Severe weather near New Smyrna Beach

VolusiaUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 4 August 2026 at 22:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 9th strongest of the 73 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 14 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 4 at 6:03PM EDT until August 4 at 6:15PM EDT by NWS Melbourne FL

An estimated 461,518 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 15 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.

Event Data

TypeSevere weather
Severitymedium
Calamity Score (ours)43 / 100
Our confidence86%
Coordinates29.0400, -80.9133
Nearest CityNew Smyrna Beach (2 km)
Population Exposed461.5K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-08-04T22:03:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ec72b9d853ca5c995ae749ab169f23ad6763a59a.001.1

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescVolusia, FL
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued August 4 at 6:03PM EDT until August 4 at 6:15PM EDT by NWS Melbourne FL
Expires2026-08-04T18:15:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Melbourne FL
HasExactCoordstrue
Iem TypeSummaryM
Iem Magnitude40
Iem UnitMPH
Iem City5 E Lagrange
Iem CountyBrevard
Iem StateFL
Iem WfoMLB
Iem RemarkUSSF wind sensor on tower 714 (Merritt Isl Wildlife Refuge) measured a peak wind gust of 40MPH/35KT from the southwest at 5:05 PM. Sensor elevation is 54 feet.
MergedSources[{"id":"iem_M_28.640_-80.750_1785877500000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1785877500000,"latitude":28.64,"longitude":-80.75}]

Safety Information

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Series begins 10 February 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 New Smyrna Beach (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.