This alert expired on 9 August 2026 at 00:49 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 41 recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026 — 14 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 8 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 8 at 7:39PM CDT until August 8 at 7:45PM CDT by NWS Dodge City KS
An estimated 27,005 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- August 10, 2026 · score 34 · 4.0 km
- August 31, 2026 · score 34 · 4.5 km
- August 8, 2026 · score 34 · 6.1 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 34 out of 100, at 85 % 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 | 85% |
| Coordinates | 37.9900, -101.3780 |
| Nearest City | Garden City (45 km) |
| Population Exposed | 27.0K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-09T00:39:00.000Z |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Kearny, KS |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 8 at 7:39PM CDT until August 8 at 7:45PM CDT by NWS Dodge City KS |
| Expires | 2026-08-08T19:49:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Dodge City KS |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Iem TypeSummary | G |
| Iem Magnitude | 54 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | 3 ESE Scott City |
| Iem County | Scott |
| Iem State | KS |
| Iem Wfo | DDC |
| Iem Remark | Report was from a Kansas State University Mesonet. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_G_38.470_-100.850_1786233000000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1786233000000,"latitude":38.47,"longitude":-100.85}] |
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.
Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 34/100, near Garden City (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 191 scientific monitoring sources.