Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 43

Severe Weather in United States

OtoeUnited StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 4 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.

2 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest 12 km from here.

This alert expired on 18 May 2026 at 03:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 29 recorded within 20 km of this point since 23 April 2026 — 8 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 7 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 17 at 9:17PM CDT until May 17 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE

An estimated 294,757 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 23 April 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 17 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.

Computed under scoring rules v1. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.

Event Data

TypeSevere Weather
SeverityMedium
Calamity Score (ours)43 / 100
Our confidence90%
Coordinates40.5238, -96.3902
Nearest CityLincoln (39 km)
Population Exposed294.8K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-05-18T02:17:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0abeab381aa4bd21c49344446439c661

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescHarrison, IA; Pottawattamie, IA; Shelby, IA; Johnson, NE; Nemaha, NE; Otoe, NE; Marshall, KS; Washington, KS and 11 more areas
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued May 17 at 9:17PM CDT until May 17 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE
Expires2026-05-17T22:00:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Omaha/Valley NE
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount15
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Iem TypeSummaryG
Iem Magnitude59
Iem UnitMPH
Iem City4 WSW Murdock
Iem CountyCass
Iem StateNE
Iem WfoOAX
Iem RemarkPersonal Weather Station.
Google News RssFeedweather
Google News SourceNameHays Post

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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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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 43/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.