Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 28

Severe Weather in United States

PowellUnited StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 3 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.

4 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest <1 km from here.

This alert expired on 6 September 2026 at 23:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 23 recorded within 20 km of this point since 7 April 2026 — 17 others scored the same. The last comparable one was on 3 September 2026.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 6 at 5:03PM MDT until September 6 at 5:30PM MDT by NWS Missoula MT

An estimated 32,091 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 7 April 2026

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 79 % confidence.

The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.

Computed under scoring rules v4. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.

Event Data

TypeSevere Weather
SeverityMedium
Calamity Score (ours)28 / 100
Our confidence79%
Coordinates46.6392, -112.4767
Nearest CityHelena (34 km)
Population Exposed32.1K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-09-06T23:03:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.8828b04e6fb46e0b5fdef3f48a9463d52d579717.001.1

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
40
population
0
cascading
18
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescPowell, MT
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued September 6 at 5:03PM MDT until September 6 at 5:30PM MDT by NWS Missoula MT
Expires2026-09-06T17:30:00-06:00
SenderNameNWS Missoula MT
HasExactCoordstrue

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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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 28/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.