This alert expired on 2 August 2026 at 03:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 7th strongest of the 39 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 28 July 2026. 5 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 1 at 10:28PM EDT until August 1 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
An estimated 51,979 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- June 26, 2026 · score 39 · 5.5 km
- May 26, 2026 · score 63 · 11.0 km
- July 28, 2026 · score 22 · 11.7 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 39 out of 100, at 81 % 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) | 39 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 81% |
| Coordinates | 37.8189, -83.7878 |
| Nearest City | Winchester (39 km) |
| Population Exposed | 52.0K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-02T02:28:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ed78fc794778e3f62e9c60e35e7255e54e4f3bd7.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Estill, KY; Jackson, KY; Lee, KY; Powell, KY; Wolfe, KY |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 1 at 10:28PM EDT until August 1 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Jackson KY |
| Expires | 2026-08-01T23:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Jackson KY |
| 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 39/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.