This alert expired on 2 September 2026 at 22:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 3rd strongest of the 35 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 17 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 30 August 2026.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 2 at 3:22PM MDT until September 2 at 4:15PM MDT by NWS Great Falls MT
An estimated 59,638 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 17 March 2026
- August 27, 2026 · score 39 · 20.1 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 32 out of 100, at 85 % 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) | 32 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 85% |
| Coordinates | 47.2291, -111.4273 |
| Nearest City | Great Falls (32 km) |
| Population Exposed | 59.6K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-02T21:22:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.2a34e90c0255f611a683c9493bd5bbf60daa9e37.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Cascade, MT; Chouteau, MT; Hill, MT; Judith Basin, MT; Liberty, MT; Pondera, MT; Teton, MT; Toole, MT; Broadwater, MT; Lewis and Clark, MT; Meagher, MT; Cascade, MT; Lewis and Clark, MT; Teton, MT |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 2 at 3:22PM MDT until September 2 at 4:15PM MDT by NWS Great Falls MT |
| Expires | 2026-09-02T16:15:00-06:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Great Falls MT |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 3 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2a34e90c0255f611a683c9493bd5bbf60daa9e37.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.952f79a3faf3e06f786a91bf88ab154ac0b1a9d2.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3489120d9fd903e36400a6c838f421308f9de857.001.1"] |
| Spc ReportType | wind |
| Spc Speed | 63 |
| Spc Location | 8 SSE Fort Shaw |
| Spc County | Cascade |
| Spc State | MT |
| Spc Comments | Mesonet station SURM8 Sun River Se. (TFX) |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"spc_wind_46.89_-112.11_77","source":"spc","severity":"medium","severityValue":45,"timestamp":1788381900000,"latitude":46.89,"longitude":-112.11},{"id":"spc_wind_47.31_-112.17_78","source":"spc","severity":"medium","severityValue":45,"timestamp":1788382200000,"latitude":47.31,"longitude":-112.17},{"id":"spc_wind_47.33_-112.10_79","source":"spc","severity":"medium","severityValue":45,"timestamp":1788382320000,"latitude":47.33,"longitude":-112.1},{"id":"spc_wind_47.14_-111.86_82","source":"spc","severity":"medium","severityValue":45,"timestamp":1788382800000,"latitude":47.14,"longitude":-111.86},{"id":"spc_wind_47.29_-112.15_83","source":"spc","severity":"medium","severityValue":45,"timestamp":1788382800000,"latitude":47.29,"longitude":-112.15},{"id":"spc_wind_47.01_-112.01_84","source":"spc","severity":"medium","severityValue":45,"timestamp":1788382860000,"latitude":47.01,"longitude":-112.01},{"id":"spc_wind_47.41_-111.72_87","source":"spc","severity":"medium","severityValue":45,"timestamp":1788383400000,"latitude":47.41,"longitude":-111.72}] |
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 32/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.