This alert is in force until 3 September 2026, 12:00 UTC.
It is the 4th strongest of the 9 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 17 May 2026. The last comparable one was on 31 May 2026.
What the source measured
HEAT GOV reported: * WHAT...Heat index values up to 105. Overnight low temperatures between 72 and 77. * WHERE...Portions of north central Kansas and east central and south central Nebraska. * WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. * ADDITIONAL DET...
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including HEAT GOV.
Our own score for this event is 16 out of 100, at 53 % 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) | 16 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 53% |
| Coordinates | 39.9940, -98.3274 |
| Nearest City | Hastings (66 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-02T17:02:00.000Z |
| Source | http://www.weather.gov |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Heat Advisory |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Likely |
| Onset | 2026-09-02T12:02:00-05:00 |
| Expires | 2026-09-03T07:00:00-05:00 |
| AreaDesc | Phillips; Smith; Jewell; Rooks; Osborne; Mitchell; York; Clay; Fillmore; Webster; Nuckolls; Thayer |
| SenderName | NWS Hastings NE |
| ZonesUsedForCentroid | 12 |
| ZoneCount | 12 |
| Google News RssFeed | weather |
| Google News SourceName | Patch |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"gnews_weather_496771_238","source":"google_news","severity":"medium","severityValue":40,"timestamp":1788377700000,"latitude":39.8,"longitude":-98.6},{"id":"gnews_weather_496765_244","source":"google_news","severity":"medium","severityValue":40,"timestamp":1788354660000,"latitude":39.8,"longitude":-98.6},{"id":"gnews_weather_496766_246","source":"google_news","severity":"medium","severityValue":40,"timestamp":1788357627000,"latitude":39.8,"longitude":-98.6}] |
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 16/100 (United States), based on data from heat_gov. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.