This alert expired on 8 August 2026 at 22:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 27 recorded within 20 km of this point since 9 April 2026 — 11 others scored the same. 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 August 8 at 4:56PM CDT until August 8 at 5:30PM CDT by NWS Hastings NE
Nearby, since 9 April 2026
- July 1, 2026 · score 22 · 25.0 km
How we know
Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 22 out of 100, at 71 % 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) | 22 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 71% |
| Coordinates | 39.1900, -98.5600 |
| Nearest City | Hays (75 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-08T21:56:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.be90306a24cd6da734c42424b936de6819429fdb.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Mitchell, KS; Osborne, KS |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 8 at 4:56PM CDT until August 8 at 5:30PM CDT by NWS Hastings NE |
| Expires | 2026-08-08T17:30:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Hastings NE |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Google News RssFeed | weather |
| Google News SourceName | The Guardian |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"gnews_weather_496169_166","source":"google_news","severity":"medium","severityValue":40,"timestamp":1786210080000,"latitude":39.8,"longitude":-98.6},{"id":"gnews_weather_496171_168","source":"google_news","severity":"medium","severityValue":40,"timestamp":1786216860000,"latitude":39.8,"longitude":-98.6}] |
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Series begins 10 February 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 22/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.