Right now
The most recent data we hold from IEM arrived 16 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
Reported by IEM 121 days ago.
What the source measured
IEM reported: Cocorahs station NUCK019 Nelson 0.3 SW.
Urban PEI: 24,924 within a heuristic 50 km radius; not unique people.
How we know
5 recorded sources include IEM; independence is not established by this count.
Our own score for this event is 34 out of 100.
This is our versioned heuristic index, not source severity or a calibrated probability. Urban PEI does not count unique people.
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) | 34 / 100 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.75/1 |
| Coordinates | 40.2000, -98.1300 |
| Nearest City | Hastings (49 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 24.9K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-17T12:00:00.000Z |
| Source | https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/lsr/ |
Physical priority index · v1. Heuristic priority, not calibrated probability, predictive accuracy or damage. The legacy data-support index combines assigned source support and field availability. Urban PEI is distance-weighted and does not count unique people; zero does not establish that nobody is present. Model cards.
Source and revision timeline
Source: iem. Occurrence: 2026-05-17T12:00:00.000Z.
First archived: 2026-05-17T23:56:22.758Z. Material modification: not recorded.
Retained revisions are prospective; earlier versions may be unavailable. No revision entry does not prove that a record never changed.
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| TypeSummary | R |
| Magnitude | 2.56 |
| Unit | Inch |
| City | 3 W Nelson |
| County | Nuckolls |
| State | NE |
| Wfo | GID |
| Remark | Cocorahs station NUCK019 Nelson 0.3 SW. |
| Google News RssFeed | weather |
| Google News SourceName | AOL.com |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"gnews_weather_494175_140","source":"google_news","severity":"medium","severityValue":40,"timestamp":1779031806000,"latitude":39.8,"longitude":-98.6},{"id":"gnews_weather_494175_144","source":"google_news","severity":"medium","severityValue":40,"timestamp":1779033420000,"latitude":39.8,"longitude":-98.6},{"id":"gnews_weather_494173_160","source":"google_news","severity":"medium","severityValue":40,"timestamp":1779026010000,"latitude":39.8,"longitude":-98.6},{"id":"gnews_weather_494173_163","source":"google_news","severity":"medium","severityValue":40,"timestamp":1779025760000,"latitude":39.8,"longitude":-98.6}] |
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Series begins 8 March 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.
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