Calamity
mediumSevere weatherCalamity Score: 34

Severe weather near Helena

Lewis and ClarkUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 25 June 2026 at 21:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 18 recorded within 20 km of this point since 13 May 2026 — 12 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 7 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 25 at 2:40PM MDT until June 25 at 3:00PM MDT by NWS Great Falls MT

An estimated 32,091 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 13 May 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 34 out of 100, at 81 % confidence.

The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.

Event Data

TypeSevere weather
Severitymedium
Calamity Score (ours)34 / 100
Our confidence81%
Coordinates46.8090, -111.8300
Nearest CityHelena (29 km)
Population Exposed32.1K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-06-25T20:40:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d40fe281c68c6621c20a589caa887a1f

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
40
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescBroadwater, MT; Jefferson, MT; Lewis and Clark, MT; Cascade, MT; Lewis and Clark, MT
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued June 25 at 2:40PM MDT until June 25 at 3:00PM MDT by NWS Great Falls MT
Expires2026-06-25T15:00:00-06:00
SenderNameNWS Great Falls MT
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount2
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d40fe281c68c6621c20a589caa887a1f878459db.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7dab975957e442457dc2ee76a9d1257b5e11196f.001.1"]
Iem TypeSummaryH
Iem Magnitude1
Iem UnitInch
Iem City6 NNW Helena
Iem CountyLewis and Clark
Iem StateMT
Iem WfoTFX
Iem RemarkMostly nickel sized hail with a few quarter sized mixed in.
MergedSources[{"id":"iem_H_46.690_-112.060_1782418140000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1782418140000,"latitude":46.69,"longitude":-112.06}]

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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.

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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 34/100, near Helena (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.