Calamity
mediumSevere weatherCalamity Score: 28

Severe weather in United States

GrantUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 7 August 2026 at 15:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 7th strongest of the 40 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 17 April 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 2 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 7 at 10:06AM CDT until August 7 at 10:30AM CDT by NWS Wichita KS

An estimated 24,758 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 17 April 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 28 out of 100, at 91 % 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)28 / 100
Our confidence91%
Coordinates36.9313, -97.5507
Nearest CityPonca City (48 km)
Population Exposed24.8K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-08-07T15:06:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0c186ebfe57fb0795984e9875da0f40c

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
40
population
0
cascading
18
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescButler, KS; Greenwood, KS; Grant, OK; Kay, OK; Noble, OK; Blaine, OK; Dewey, OK; Major, OK
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued August 7 at 10:06AM CDT until August 7 at 10:30AM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
Expires2026-08-07T10:30:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Wichita KS
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount3
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0c186ebfe57fb0795984e9875da0f40c7b13d98e.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.459dc9cb06ed41817bb7fe62922e255a79b431c9.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d8465713585190292d5892f082923d4a90354598.001.1"]
Iem TypeSummaryH
Iem Magnitude1.25
Iem UnitInch
Iem City2 ENE Haysville
Iem CountySedgwick
Iem StateKS
Iem WfoICT
MergedSources[{"id":"iem_H_37.560_-97.320_1786099920000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1786099920000,"latitude":37.56,"longitude":-97.32},{"id":"iem_H_37.580_-97.320_1786099020000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1786099020000,"latitude":37.58,"longitude":-97.32}]

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.

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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 28/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.