Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 32

Severe Weather in United States

ThurstonUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 12 August 2026 at 10:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 2nd strongest of the 14 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 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 August 12 at 4:48AM CDT until August 12 at 5:00AM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE

An estimated 82,821 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 15 March 2026

How we know

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

Our own score for this event is 32 out of 100, at 79 % 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)32 / 100
Our confidence79%
Coordinates42.2048, -96.7604
Nearest CitySioux City (44 km)
Population Exposed82.8K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-08-12T09:48:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a1766fff1b7e81654d5d82eeb43d8ee9

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
55
population
0
cascading
18
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescColfax, NE; Cuming, NE; Dodge, NE; Stanton, NE; Thurston, NE; Wayne, NE; Plymouth, IA; Woodbury, IA; Dakota, NE; Dixon, NE; Union, SD; Cedar, NE; Thurston, NE; Wayne, NE
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued August 12 at 4:48AM CDT until August 12 at 5:00AM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE
Expires2026-08-12T05:00:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Omaha/Valley NE
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount3
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a1766fff1b7e81654d5d82eeb43d8ee916dc7936.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cbc6fabc7786096a689be602666b9f7796a70262.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8b2d52089f01fbe504eea202ad35255420d85fe7.002.1"]

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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 32/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.