This alert expired on 5 July 2026 at 19:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 10th strongest of the 89 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 27 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 5 at 3:07PM EDT until July 5 at 3:30PM EDT by NWS Pittsburgh PA
An estimated 492,448 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- June 6, 2026 · score 43 · 7.7 km
- July 5, 2026 · score 48 · 9.9 km
- July 21, 2026 · score 67 · 11.7 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 78 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Event Data
| Type | Severe weather |
| Severity | medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 43 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 78% |
| Coordinates | 40.8325, -80.2550 |
| Nearest City | New Castle (20 km) |
| Population Exposed | 492.4K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-05T19:07:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f6c560ffeb08b7df6bcba82c8ddeab72b55ea9e8.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Beaver, PA; Butler, PA; Lawrence, PA |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 5 at 3:07PM EDT until July 5 at 3:30PM EDT by NWS Pittsburgh PA |
| Expires | 2026-07-05T15:30:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Pittsburgh PA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
Safety Information
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Series begins 10 February 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 New Castle (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 187 scientific monitoring sources.