This alert expired on 28 August 2026 at 03:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 85 recorded within 20 km of this point since 27 April 2026 — 33 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 27 at 9:12PM CDT until August 27 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Hastings NE
An estimated 24,194 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 27 April 2026
- May 16, 2026 · score 34 · 18.8 km
How we know
Confirmed by 12 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 40 out of 100, at 91 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Event Data
| Type | Severe weather |
| Severity | high |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 40 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 91% |
| Coordinates | 40.9982, -100.9204 |
| Nearest City | North Platte (19 km) |
| Population Exposed | 24.2K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-28T02:12:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.73fc9357720c1b52e8533335ed83e85a |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Dawson, NE; Gosper, NE; Frontier, NE; Hayes, NE; Lincoln, NE; Keith, NE and 1 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 27 at 9:12PM CDT until August 27 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Hastings NE |
| Expires | 2026-08-27T22:00:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Hastings NE |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 4 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.73fc9357720c1b52e8533335ed83e85a4124b09c.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7d48b84e42284a5778191fffdbaa2de18da8fb62.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.62877e1364fac12dcef48354460ebfad3f3d2a27.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0ae6be07e11d1b996c4d49ec9f7b405cc0ff208f.001.1"] |
| Spc ReportType | wind |
| Spc Speed | 64 |
| Spc Location | 6 E North Platte |
| Spc County | Lincoln |
| Spc State | NE |
| Spc Comments | Synoptic Weather station. (LBF) |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"spc_wind_41.54_-100.89_132","source":"spc","severity":"medium","severityValue":45,"timestamp":1787877480000,"latitude":41.54,"longitude":-100.89},{"id":"spc_wind_41.54_-100.89_133","source":"spc","severity":"high","severityValue":70,"timestamp":1787877780000,"latitude":41.54,"longitude":-100.89},{"id":"spc_wind_41.54_-100.89_135","source":"spc","severity":"medium","severityValue":45,"timestamp":1787878080000,"latitude":41.54,"longitude":-100.89},{"id":"spc_wind_41.35_-100.59_140","source":"spc","severity":"high","severityValue":70,"timestamp":1787878980000,"latitude":41.35,"longitude":-100.59},{"id":"spc_wind_41.35_-100.59_142","source":"spc","severity":"high","severityValue":70,"timestamp":1787879340000,"latitude":41.35,"longitude":-100.59},{"id":"spc_wind_41.35_-100.59_144","source":"spc","severity":"medium","severityValue":45,"timestamp":1787879700000,"latitude":41.35,"longitude":-100.59},{"id":"spc_wind_41.12_-100.67_146","source":"spc","severity":"medium","severityValue":45,"timestamp":1787880180000,"latitude":41.12,"longitude":-100.67},{"id":"spc_wind_41.08_-100.84_147","source":"spc","severity":"medium","severityValue":45,"timestamp":1787880420000,"latitude":41.08,"longitude":-100.84},{"id":"spc_wind_41.34_-100.59_148","source":"spc","severity":"high","severityValue":70,"timestamp":1787880420000,"latitude":41.34,"longitude":-100.59},{"id":"spc_wind_41.12_-100.67_149","source":"spc","severity":"high","severityValue":70,"timestamp":1787880960000,"latitude":41.12,"longitude":-100.67},{"id":"spc_wind_41.12_-100.65_150","source":"spc","severity":"medium","severityValue":45,"timestamp":1787881080000,"latitude":41.12,"longitude":-100.65}] |
Safety Information
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Series begins 10 February 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.
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