Calamity
mediumSevere weatherCalamity Score: 55

Severe weather near Lake Wales

PolkUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 18 June 2026 at 22:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 64 recorded within 20 km of this point since 12 March 2026 — 19 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 2 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Tornado Watch issued June 18 at 3:26PM CDT until June 18 at 5:00PM CDT by NWS Mobile AL

An estimated 237,811 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 12 March 2026

How we know

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

Our own score for this event is 55 out of 100, at 79 % 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)55 / 100
Our confidence79%
Coordinates27.7000, -81.7000
Nearest CityLake Wales (25 km)
Population Exposed237.8K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-06-18T20:26:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f4657a32ed30206119e5a4d7d24907b4a16e7baf.003.1

Score Breakdown

65
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventTornado Watch
UrgencyFuture
CertaintyPossible
AreaDescNorth Mobile Bay; South Mobile Bay; Mississippi Sound; Perdido Bay Area; Pensacola Bay Area including Santa Rosa Sound; Western Choctawhatchee Bay; Coastal waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS out 20 NM; Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Pensacola FL out 20 NM
HeadlineTornado Watch issued June 18 at 3:26PM CDT until June 18 at 5:00PM CDT by NWS Mobile AL
Expires2026-06-18T17:00:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Mobile AL
HasExactCoordsfalse

Safety Information

If a tornado warning is issued: go to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor, away from windows. A vehicle and a mobile home are not shelter. Cover your head and neck. Wait for the official all-clear before going outside, and watch for downed power lines and gas leaks afterwards.

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 55/100, near Lake Wales (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.