This alert is in force until 4 September 2026, 11:30 UTC.
It is the 17th strongest of the 71 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 4 July 2026.
What the source measured
HEAT GOV reported: * WHAT...Heat indices above 105 at times during the afternoon hours * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, south central, and southeast Kansas. * WHEN...Until 9 PM CDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.
An estimated 438,844 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- May 31, 2026 · score 49 · 4.1 km
How we know
One source: HEAT GOV. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 37 out of 100, at 69 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Computed under scoring rules v4. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.
Event Data
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 37 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 69% |
| Coordinates | 37.9361, -97.3283 |
| Nearest City | Newton (13 km) |
| Population Exposed | 438.8K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-03T14:35:00.000Z |
| Source | http://www.weather.gov |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Heat Advisory |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Likely |
| Onset | 2026-09-03T09:35:00-05:00 |
| Expires | 2026-09-04T06:30:00-05:00 |
| AreaDesc | Russell; Lincoln; Barton; Ellsworth; Saline; Rice; McPherson; Marion; Chase; Reno; Harvey; Butler; Greenwood; Woodson; Allen; Kingman; Sedgwick; Harper; Sumner; Cowley; Elk; Wilson; Neosho; Chautauqua; Montgomery; Labette |
| SenderName | NWS Wichita KS |
| ZonesUsedForCentroid | 9 |
| ZoneCount | 26 |
Safety Information
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Series begins 8 March 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 37/100, near Newton (United States), based on data from heat_gov. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.