Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 1 minute 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 18 May 2026 at 04:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 28 recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026 — 8 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 12 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 17 at 11:07PM CDT until May 17 at 11:45PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
An estimated 15,717 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- September 2, 2026 · score 28 · 13.7 km
How we know
Confirmed by 4 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 34 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
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 34 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 90% |
| Coordinates | 38.7420, -98.5643 |
| Nearest City | Great Bend (46 km) |
| Population Exposed | 15.7K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-18T04:07:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.111cfd2d6e3759ee9bfd963f398dc625 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Ellsworth, KS; Lincoln, KS; Barton, KS; Barton, KS; Russell, KS |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 17 at 11:07PM CDT until May 17 at 11:45PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS |
| Expires | 2026-05-17T23:45:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Wichita KS |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 3 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.111cfd2d6e3759ee9bfd963f398dc625245cc822.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.30cd7d5c3d1bb64d31f70cfdf4b382d107e3ac9b.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cf0d12b7939e79f09c501d916935f718d15d00d3.001.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | H |
| Iem Magnitude | 1.75 |
| Iem Unit | Inch |
| Iem City | 5 SW Dorrance |
| Iem County | Russell |
| Iem State | KS |
| Iem Wfo | ICT |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_H_38.830_-98.530_1779064080000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1779064080000,"latitude":38.83,"longitude":-98.53},{"id":"iem_H_38.830_-98.610_1779061020000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1779061020000,"latitude":38.83,"longitude":-98.61},{"id":"iem_H_38.800_-98.660_1779059460000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1779059460000,"latitude":38.8,"longitude":-98.66}] |
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 34/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.