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
- July 10, 2026 · score 34 · 7.4 km
- July 28, 2026 · score 34 · 18.7 km
- August 29, 2026 · score 34 · 21.8 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 | 41.2060, -100.5910 |
| Nearest City | North Platte (18 km) |
| Population Exposed | 24.2K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-04T02:15:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f814cdcfc5026e85741eb8edf16541c2 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Blaine, NE; Brown, NE; Cherry, NE; Thomas, NE; Frontier, NE; Hayes, NE |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 3 at 9:15PM CDT until August 3 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE |
| Expires | 2026-08-03T22:00:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS North Platte NE |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| 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.
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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.