Reported by SPC today.
No stronger detection stands among the 47 recorded within 20 km of this point since 17 May 2026 — 31 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day.
What the source measured
SPC reported: Hail 175 in near 5 S Butte, Holt, NE. Time estimated from radar. (LBF)
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including SPC.
Our own score for this event is 28 out of 100, at 70 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Event Data
| Type | Severe weather |
| Severity | high |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 28 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 70% |
| Coordinates | 42.8400, -98.8700 |
| Nearest City | Mitchell (118 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-02T01:23:41.459Z |
| Source | https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| ReportType | hail |
| Speed | 175 |
| Location | 5 S Butte |
| County | Holt |
| State | NE |
| Comments | Time estimated from radar. (LBF) |
| Iem TypeSummary | E |
| Iem City | 6 S Butte |
| Iem County | Holt |
| Iem State | NE |
| Iem Wfo | LBF |
| Iem Remark | Reports of river flooding cresting over the banks. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_H_42.840_-98.870_1788304560000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1788304560000,"latitude":42.84,"longitude":-98.87},{"id":"iem_E_42.840_-98.850_1788304500000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1788304500000,"latitude":42.84,"longitude":-98.85},{"id":"iem_E_42.830_-98.870_1788304500000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1788304500000,"latitude":42.83,"longitude":-98.87}] |
Safety Information
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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 28/100 (United States), based on data from spc. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.