This alert expired on 8 August 2026 at 19:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 3rd strongest of the 39 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 May 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 5 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 8 at 1:49PM CDT until August 8 at 2:30PM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE
An estimated 22,797 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 May 2026
- August 30, 2026 · score 34 · 17.6 km
- June 13, 2026 · score 34 · 19.9 km
- July 9, 2026 · score 34 · 23.7 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 34 out of 100, at 80 % 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) | 34 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 80% |
| Coordinates | 41.5269, -97.3399 |
| Nearest City | Columbus (11 km) |
| Population Exposed | 22.8K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-08T18:49:00.000Z |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Boone, NE; Colfax, NE; Madison, NE; Platte, NE; Stanton, NE; Butler, NE; Colfax, NE; Dodge, NE; Platte, NE; Saunders, NE |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 8 at 1:49PM CDT until August 8 at 2:30PM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE |
| Expires | 2026-08-08T14:30:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Omaha/Valley NE |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.59e3d040b853a1f5f9f50e80752d82fc56a2bdf8.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e5ae73d5097a748dfc3185473989813fea4fff2c.001.1"] |
Safety Information
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Series begins 10 February 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.
Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 34/100, near Columbus (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 191 scientific monitoring sources.