This alert expired on 31 July 2026 at 03:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 3rd strongest of the 23 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 May 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 2 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 30 at 9:49PM CDT until July 30 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Hastings NE
An estimated 33,021 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 May 2026
- May 16, 2026 · score 58 · 17.6 km
- May 30, 2026 · score 34 · 18.8 km
How we know
Confirmed by 6 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.
Computed under scoring rules v1. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.
Event Data
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 34 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 91% |
| Coordinates | 40.6890, -99.3500 |
| Nearest City | Kearney (23 km) |
| Population Exposed | 33.0K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-31T02:49:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.17043e6811208530e782528a231054bd11670806.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Buffalo, NE; Dawson, NE; Gosper, NE; Kearney, NE; Phelps, NE |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 30 at 9:49PM CDT until July 30 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Hastings NE |
| Expires | 2026-07-30T22:00:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Hastings NE |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Iem TypeSummary | G |
| Iem Magnitude | 60 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | Eddyville |
| Iem County | Dawson |
| Iem State | NE |
| Iem Wfo | GID |
| Iem Remark | Estimated gusts. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_G_40.700_-99.840_1785463800000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1785463800000,"latitude":40.7,"longitude":-99.84},{"id":"iem_G_40.790_-99.770_1785464100000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1785464100000,"latitude":40.79,"longitude":-99.77},{"id":"iem_G_40.780_-99.690_1785464340000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1785464340000,"latitude":40.78,"longitude":-99.69},{"id":"iem_G_40.890_-99.530_1785463680000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1785463680000,"latitude":40.89,"longitude":-99.53},{"id":"iem_G_41.020_-99.620_1785462000000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1785462000000,"latitude":41.02,"longitude":-99.62}] |
Safety Information
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Series begins 8 March 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 Kearney (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.