Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 19 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
8 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest 20 km from here.
This alert expired on 28 August 2026 at 08:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 9th strongest of the 42 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 28 at 2:58AM CDT until August 28 at 3:30AM CDT by NWS Dodge City KS
An estimated 27,005 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- July 3, 2026 · score 34 · 17.5 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 28 out of 100, at 80 % 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) | 28 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 80% |
| Coordinates | 37.8680, -100.9920 |
| Nearest City | Garden City (16 km) |
| Population Exposed | 27.0K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-28T07:58:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.82158300b41da5eba79847ff1c26eb17df7b2de7.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Finney, KS |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 28 at 2:58AM CDT until August 28 at 3:30AM CDT by NWS Dodge City KS |
| Expires | 2026-08-28T03:30:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Dodge City KS |
| HasExactCoords | true |
Safety Information
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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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