Calamity
mediumSevere weatherCalamity Score: 43

Severe weather near Boise

AdaUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 28 May 2026 at 22:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 5th strongest of the 16 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 25 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 May 28 at 3:48PM MDT until May 28 at 4:00PM MDT by NWS Boise ID

An estimated 457,100 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 25 May 2026

How we know

One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.

Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 78 % 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)43 / 100
Our confidence78%
Coordinates43.4800, -116.0294
Nearest CityBoise (20 km)
Population Exposed457.1K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-05-28T21:48:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1955abdb48bec30a821c5724f519cd3c

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescAda, ID; Canyon, ID; Elmore, ID; Owyhee, ID; Ada, ID; Boise, ID; Canyon, ID; Elmore, ID; Gem, ID; Owyhee, ID
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued May 28 at 3:48PM MDT until May 28 at 4:00PM MDT by NWS Boise ID
Expires2026-05-28T16:00:00-06:00
SenderNameNWS Boise ID
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount2
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1955abdb48bec30a821c5724f519cd3cf01a816c.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bb718e3f01988dc6ce65fbdcc1d601de242da6b7.001.1"]

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.

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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 43/100, near Boise (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.