Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 10 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 02:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 2nd strongest of the 32 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 16 May 2026. One more was recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 16 at 8:17PM CDT until May 16 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE
An estimated 33,021 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- August 14, 2026 · score 34 · 6.5 km
- June 3, 2026 · score 34 · 18.6 km
- August 28, 2026 · score 16 · 19.2 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 34 out of 100, at 84 % 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 | 84% |
| Coordinates | 40.3292, -98.9669 |
| Nearest City | Kearney (42 km) |
| Population Exposed | 33.0K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Date | 2026-05-17 — time not reported by the source |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.19e3af6ff9cbe15e4cbdf74bc02bf33a |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Madison, NE; Pierce, NE; Stanton, NE; Wayne, NE; Buffalo, NE; Hall, NE; Buffalo, NE; Dawson, NE; Phelps, NE and 8 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 16 at 8:17PM CDT until May 16 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE |
| Expires | 2026-05-16T21:00:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Omaha/Valley NE |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 12 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.19e3af6ff9cbe15e4cbdf74bc02bf33a1a6bd37e.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d173bbe8650b4e75240dd9a060abf4b04f8c4e1d.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8aa5a819d3fdb961fdd992d0bc6510bd7abadd45.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8e3f761d8d393a5580569d929574cc522a3b0284.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.776fe1a07e7f9d295f9bf38fd32b89b4dd29b7dc.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3ae2c767a63a5b6f43f66394af449164bdfcd462.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.303fd68a4c7b3bbef798dbb182013f968ea810ac.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.04c9059cf5907f23c3bf308b307bbe084a1fcef9.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a585d5342ab34f060997d27116ffda4c87ca483f.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.30dc70d0f6ab5e7be16816347f05b88217510510.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1c648ebccd340cfe9464f5dab6a609296a6b9f4c.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ae09fef3706438c024f481fe547d09232df037ae.001.1"] |
| Google News RssFeed | weather |
| Google News SourceName | USA Herald |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"gnews_weather_494157_172","source":"google_news","severity":"medium","severityValue":40,"timestamp":1778967806000,"latitude":39.8,"longitude":-98.6}] |
Safety Information
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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 34/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.