Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 22

Severe Weather in United States

Judith BasinUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 18 March 2026 at 17:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 72 recorded within 20 km of this point since 17 March 2026 — 66 others scored the same. The last comparable one was on 17 March 2026. One more was recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Flood Watch issued March 17 at 10:49AM MDT until March 18 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS Missoula MT

Nearby, since 17 March 2026

How we know

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

Our own score for this event is 22 out of 100, at 61 % 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)22 / 100
Our confidence61%
Coordinates46.8000, -110.4000
Nearest CityGreat Falls (103 km)
Impact Tierminor
Timestamp2026-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.133b8672d419c44704e8d9003f5e0cda7ca78411.001.1

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
0
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventFlood Watch
UrgencyFuture
CertaintyPossible
AreaDescLincoln, MT; Sanders, MT
HeadlineFlood Watch issued March 17 at 10:49AM MDT until March 18 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS Missoula MT
Expires2026-03-18T11:00:00-06:00
SenderNameNWS Missoula MT
HasExactCoordsfalse

Safety Information

During flooding: never walk, swim, or drive through floodwaters. Six inches of moving water can knock you down, and one foot of water can sweep away a vehicle. Move to higher ground if waters rise. After flooding, avoid contact with floodwater which may contain sewage, chemicals, or debris. Follow local emergency service guidance.

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 22/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.