Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 22

Severe Weather in United States

Judith BasinUnited StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 4 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.

Nothing else has been detected within 20 km in the last 24 hours.

This alert expired on 14 May 2026 at 05:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 73 recorded within 20 km of this point since 17 March 2026 — 66 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 4 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 13 at 3:55PM MDT until May 13 at 11:00PM MDT by NWS Billings MT

Nearby, since 17 March 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 4 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 22 out of 100, at 71 % 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

TypeSevere Weather
SeverityMedium
Calamity Score (ours)22 / 100
Our confidence71%
Coordinates46.8000, -110.4000
Nearest CityGreat Falls (103 km)
Impact Tierminor
Timestamp2026-05-13T21:55:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Watch_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.201d8ce97bd57182ca88ffb1869473a5

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
0
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Watch
UrgencyFuture
CertaintyPossible
AreaDescBig Horn, MT; Carbon, MT; Musselshell, MT; Rosebud, MT; Treasure, MT; Yellowstone, MT; Golden Valley, MT; Park, MT; Stillwater, MT; Sweet Grass, MT; Wheatland, MT; Garfield, MT; Petroleum, MT; Phillips, MT; Valley, MT and 1 more areas
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Watch issued May 13 at 3:55PM MDT until May 13 at 11:00PM MDT by NWS Billings MT
Expires2026-05-13T23:00:00-06:00
SenderNameNWS Billings MT
HasExactCoordsfalse
MergedCount4
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.201d8ce97bd57182ca88ffb1869473a5fc6afacc.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.201d8ce97bd57182ca88ffb1869473a5fc6afacc.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.424112125c5f8e722d5901427ac71997f307a1b0.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1f9d97a0a0002a6b824796b625c15ab43f6c7639.001.1"]
Iem TypeSummaryG
Iem Magnitude51
Iem UnitMPH
Iem CityJudith Gap
Iem CountyWheatland
Iem StateMT
Iem WfoBYZ
Iem RemarkMesonet station MTJUD Judith Gap (MT DOT).
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Safety Information

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Series begins 8 March 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 22/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.