This alert expired on 7 August 2026 at 02:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 29 recorded within 20 km of this point since 14 May 2026 — 7 others scored the same. The last comparable one was on 24 July 2026. One more was recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 6 at 9:14PM CDT until August 6 at 9:45PM CDT by NWS Dodge City KS
An estimated 27,912 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 14 May 2026
- June 3, 2026 · score 28 · 7.9 km
- July 9, 2026 · score 34 · 8.6 km
- June 10, 2026 · score 16 · 20.8 km
How we know
Confirmed by 4 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 34 out of 100, at 90 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Computed under scoring rules v1. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.
Event Data
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 34 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 90% |
| Coordinates | 37.3100, -99.9370 |
| Nearest City | Dodge City (49 km) |
| Population Exposed | 27.9K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-07T02:14:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4e221d5e66dac6bfd841d1a0ce4e7959 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Ford, KS; Harper, OK |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 6 at 9:14PM CDT until August 6 at 9:45PM CDT by NWS Dodge City KS |
| Expires | 2026-08-06T21:45:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Dodge City KS |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4e221d5e66dac6bfd841d1a0ce4e795960cc1e4d.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cb0a31f9dcb1a047706f603790f2580ec58e98b3.001.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | H |
| Iem Magnitude | 1.5 |
| Iem Unit | Inch |
| Iem City | 4 WNW Acres |
| Iem County | Clark |
| Iem State | KS |
| Iem Wfo | DDC |
| Iem Remark | Public reports ping pong ball sized hail with broken windows. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_H_37.130_-99.950_1786062600000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1786062600000,"latitude":37.13,"longitude":-99.95},{"id":"iem_H_37.060_-99.940_1786065060000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1786065060000,"latitude":37.06,"longitude":-99.94},{"id":"iem_H_37.130_-99.950_1786064280000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1786064280000,"latitude":37.13,"longitude":-99.95}] |
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 34/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.