Calamity
mediumSevere weatherCalamity Score: 34

Severe weather near North Platte

LincolnUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 4 August 2026 at 03:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 19th strongest of the 96 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 31 July 2026. 2 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 3 at 9:15PM CDT until August 3 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE

An estimated 24,194 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 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

TypeSevere weather
Severitymedium
Calamity Score (ours)34 / 100
Our confidence81%
Coordinates41.2060, -100.5910
Nearest CityNorth Platte (18 km)
Population Exposed24.2K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-08-04T02:15:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f814cdcfc5026e85741eb8edf16541c2

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
40
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescBlaine, NE; Brown, NE; Cherry, NE; Thomas, NE; Frontier, NE; Hayes, NE
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued August 3 at 9:15PM CDT until August 3 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE
Expires2026-08-03T22:00:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS North Platte NE
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount2
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f814cdcfc5026e85741eb8edf16541c221a00cfc.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b87c896850d6f872b08138189aa42f1ac56dfa2e.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 34/100, near North Platte (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 187 scientific monitoring sources.