Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 28

Severe Weather in United States

Lewis and ClarkUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 2 September 2026 at 21:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 3rd strongest of the 32 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 17 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 2 at 3:00PM MDT until September 2 at 3:30PM MDT by NWS Great Falls MT

An estimated 32,091 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 17 March 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 28 out of 100, at 85 % confidence.

The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.

Computed under scoring rules v4. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.

Event Data

TypeSevere Weather
SeverityMedium
Calamity Score (ours)28 / 100
Our confidence85%
Coordinates47.0067, -112.1980
Nearest CityHelena (48 km)
Population Exposed32.1K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-09-02T21:00:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.e13875fd80c89ad239c5cc6a1b483444fe3ba1b4.001.1

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
40
population
0
cascading
18
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescBroadwater, MT; Jefferson, MT; Lewis and Clark, MT; Cascade, MT; Lewis and Clark, MT; Teton, MT; Lewis and Clark, MT
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued September 2 at 3:00PM MDT until September 2 at 3:30PM MDT by NWS Great Falls MT
Expires2026-09-02T15:30:00-06:00
SenderNameNWS Great Falls MT
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount3
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Spc ReportTypewind
Spc Speed67
Spc Location8 SSW Wolf Creek
Spc CountyLewis and Clark
Spc StateMT
Spc CommentsMesonet station MTSBN Sieben Flats - MDT. (TFX)
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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 28/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.