Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 39

Severe Weather near Helena

JeffersonUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 27 May 2026 at 01:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 8 recorded within 20 km of this point since 24 April 2026 — 3 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 3 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 26 at 6:41PM MDT until May 26 at 7:15PM MDT by NWS Great Falls MT

An estimated 66,281 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 24 April 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 4 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 39 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

TypeSevere Weather
SeverityMedium
Calamity Score (ours)39 / 100
Our confidence91%
Coordinates46.3619, -112.2231
Nearest CityHelena (29 km)
Population Exposed66.3K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-05-27T00:41:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c474b9ff5dac779a31ef184bd37f5612615487e1.001.1

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
55
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescBroadwater, MT; Jefferson, MT
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued May 26 at 6:41PM MDT until May 26 at 7:15PM MDT by NWS Great Falls MT
Expires2026-05-26T19:15:00-06:00
SenderNameNWS Great Falls MT
HasExactCoordstrue
Iem TypeSummaryG
Iem Magnitude72
Iem UnitMPH
Iem City3 WNW Townsend
Iem CountyBroadwater
Iem StateMT
Iem WfoTFX
Iem RemarkMesonet station GINM8 Ginger RAWS.
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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 39/100, near Helena (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.