This alert expired on 31 July 2026 at 02:35 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 5th strongest of the 26 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 17 May 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 3 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 30 at 9:27PM CDT until July 30 at 9:30PM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE
An estimated 47,163 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 17 May 2026
- August 13, 2026 · score 58 · 6.7 km
- June 13, 2026 · score 34 · 18.4 km
- July 31, 2026 · score 34 · 18.5 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
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
| Type | Severe weather |
| Severity | medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 34 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 81% |
| Coordinates | 41.7035, -97.0548 |
| Nearest City | Columbus (40 km) |
| Population Exposed | 47.2K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-31T02:27:00.000Z |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Colfax, NE; Cuming, NE; Madison, NE; Platte, NE; Stanton, NE; Wayne, NE; Burt, NE; Colfax, NE; Cuming, NE; Dodge, NE; Stanton, NE |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 30 at 9:27PM CDT until July 30 at 9:30PM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE |
| Expires | 2026-07-30T21:35:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Omaha/Valley NE |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.20c03582f1f159623cec215c2554c930bb91afdb.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f073773ce2d67eddab608d188373ee8d484a5abd.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.
Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 34/100, near Columbus (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 191 scientific monitoring sources.