This alert expired on 21 July 2026 at 18:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 2nd strongest of the 75 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 22 June 2026.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 21 at 1:37PM EDT until July 21 at 2:15PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
An estimated 378,804 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- June 18, 2026 · score 67 · 19.6 km
- August 9, 2026 · score 43 · 21.1 km
- July 22, 2026 · score 37 · 22.2 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 | 38.5787, -82.6750 |
| Nearest City | Ashland (11 km) |
| Population Exposed | 378.8K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-21T17:37:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ef97b8d26d4b1ccfecdbcc5ee97e70b021302f1e.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Greenup, KY; Lawrence, OH |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 21 at 1:37PM EDT until July 21 at 2:15PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV |
| Expires | 2026-07-21T14:15:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Charleston WV |
| 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 Ashland (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.