Calamity
mediumSevere weatherCalamity Score: 43

Severe weather near Kearney

United StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 20 June 2026 at 17:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 46 recorded within 20 km of this point since 17 May 2026 — 8 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 9 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 20 at 11:46AM CDT until June 20 at 12:15PM CDT by NWS Hastings NE

An estimated 109,385 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 17 May 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 4 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 90 % confidence.

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

Event Data

TypeSevere weather
Severitymedium
Calamity Score (ours)43 / 100
Our confidence90%
Coordinates40.8322, -98.7467
Nearest CityKearney (32 km)
Population Exposed109.4K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-06-20T16:46:00.000Z

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescBuffalo, NE; Hall, NE
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued June 20 at 11:46AM CDT until June 20 at 12:15PM CDT by NWS Hastings NE
Expires2026-06-20T12:15:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Hastings NE
HasExactCoordstrue
Iem TypeSummaryH
Iem Magnitude1
Iem UnitInch
Iem City4 NNW Pleasanton
Iem CountyBuffalo
Iem StateNE
Iem WfoGID
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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.

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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 43/100, near Kearney (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 191 scientific monitoring sources.