Calamity
mediumSevere weatherCalamity Score: 48

Severe weather near Richmond

PrebleUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 8 August 2026 at 05:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 3rd strongest of the 36 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 7 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 8 at 12:32AM EDT until August 8 at 1:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH

An estimated 593,067 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 15 March 2026

How we know

One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.

Our own score for this event is 48 out of 100, at 81 % 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)48 / 100
Our confidence81%
Coordinates39.7800, -84.6417
Nearest CityRichmond (22 km)
Population Exposed593.1K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-08-08T04:32:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ecd729ff26c992d53410c7208ee7a9f9b6f98a7b.002.1

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
85
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescPreble, OH
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued August 8 at 12:32AM EDT until August 8 at 1:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH
Expires2026-08-08T01:00:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Wilmington OH
HasExactCoordstrue

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 48/100, near Richmond (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.