Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 7 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.
This alert expired on 17 May 2026 at 02:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 7th strongest of the 31 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 17 May 2026.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Dust Storm Warning issued May 16 at 8:12PM CDT until May 16 at 9:15PM CDT by NWS Goodland KS
Nearby, since 17 May 2026
- June 22, 2026 · score 46 · 14.6 km
- June 21, 2026 · score 46 · 14.6 km
How we know
Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 22 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) | 22 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 69% |
| Coordinates | 38.7952, -100.9303 |
| Nearest City | Garden City (92 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-17T01:12:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Dust Storm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4ac3d39c3cd1b91d8ccf0e17ad3678e2 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Dust Storm Warning |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Gove, KS; Gove, KS; Greeley, KS; Logan, KS; Wallace, KS; Wichita, KS |
| Headline | Dust Storm Warning issued May 16 at 8:12PM CDT until May 16 at 9:15PM CDT by NWS Goodland KS |
| Expires | 2026-05-16T21:15:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Goodland KS |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4ac3d39c3cd1b91d8ccf0e17ad3678e2e94e3785.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5a696aadffa0574a09663ab0c67b17518619cf11.001.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | H |
| Iem Magnitude | 0.5 |
| Iem Unit | Inch |
| Iem City | 7 S Edson |
| Iem County | Sherman |
| Iem State | KS |
| Iem Wfo | GLD |
| Iem Remark | Report from mPING: Half-inch (0.50 in.). |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_2_39.050_-101.270_1778977800000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1778977800000,"latitude":39.05,"longitude":-101.27},{"id":"iem_H_39.240_-101.540_1778976660000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1778976660000,"latitude":39.24,"longitude":-101.54}] |
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 22/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.