This alert expired on 29 August 2026 at 06:03 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 17th strongest of the 65 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 29 at 12:53AM CDT until August 29 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS North Platte NE
An estimated 24,194 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- August 4, 2026 · score 34 · 21.8 km
How we know
Confirmed by 5 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 34 out of 100, at 91 % 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 | 91% |
| Coordinates | 41.0467, -100.4383 |
| Nearest City | North Platte (29 km) |
| Population Exposed | 24.2K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-29T05:53:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0bda9a0ccb5c4a7798f34ab3e75487ebd11574bc.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Lincoln, NE |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 29 at 12:53AM CDT until August 29 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS North Platte NE |
| Expires | 2026-08-29T01:03:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS North Platte NE |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Spc ReportType | wind |
| Spc Speed | 69 |
| Spc Location | 5 E North Platte |
| Spc County | Lincoln |
| Spc State | NE |
| Spc Comments | ASOS station KLBF North Platte Airport. (LBF) |
| Iem TypeSummary | G |
| Iem Magnitude | 69 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | 5 E North Platte |
| Iem County | Lincoln |
| Iem State | NE |
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.