Right now
The most recent data we hold from IEM arrived 6 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
Nothing else has been detected within 20 km in the last 24 hours.
Reported by IEM 112 days ago.
It is the 2nd strongest of the 92 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 2 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
IEM reported: Public photo of broken tree branch approximately 4 inches in diameter. Time is estimated from radar.
An estimated 667,063 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- July 3, 2026 · score 48 · 0.8 km
- April 23, 2026 · score 48 · 2.0 km
- May 18, 2026 · score 72 · 6.2 km
How we know
Confirmed by 5 independent sources, including IEM.
Our own score for this event is 48 out of 100, at 69 % 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
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 48 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 69% |
| Coordinates | 41.2500, -95.9800 |
| Nearest City | Omaha (4 km) |
| Population Exposed | 667.1K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-18T01:21:00.000Z |
| Source | https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/lsr/ |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| TypeSummary | D |
| City | 2 ESE Omaha |
| County | Douglas |
| State | NE |
| Wfo | OAX |
| Remark | Public photo of broken tree branch approximately 4 inches in diameter. Time is estimated from radar. |
| Google News RssFeed | weather |
| Google News SourceName | Omaha World-Herald |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"gnews_weather_494187_131","source":"google_news","severity":"medium","severityValue":40,"timestamp":1779076500000,"latitude":41.26,"longitude":-95.94},{"id":"gnews_weather_494187_135","source":"google_news","severity":"medium","severityValue":40,"timestamp":1779073260000,"latitude":41.26,"longitude":-95.94},{"id":"gnews_weather_494185_138","source":"google_news","severity":"medium","severityValue":40,"timestamp":1779066000000,"latitude":41.26,"longitude":-95.94},{"id":"gnews_weather_494181_152","source":"google_news","severity":"medium","severityValue":40,"timestamp":1779051810000,"latitude":41.26,"longitude":-95.94}] |
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 48/100, near Omaha (United States), based on data from iem. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.