Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 22

Severe Weather in United States

PawneeUnited StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 12 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 06:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 13th strongest of the 31 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. One more was recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 17 at 12:37AM CDT until May 17 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Topeka KS

Nearby, since 15 March 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 24 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 22 out of 100, at 70 % 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)22 / 100
Our confidence70%
Coordinates40.0116, -96.4527
Nearest CityLincoln (90 km)
Impact Tierminor
Timestamp2026-05-17T05:37:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.248e75415166cc88e32d31d929c33802

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
0
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescMarshall, KS; Nemaha, KS; Gage, NE; Johnson, NE; Gage, NE; Johnson, NE; Pawnee, NE and 1 more areas
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued May 17 at 12:37AM CDT until May 17 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Expires2026-05-17T01:00:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Topeka KS
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount5
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Iem TypeSummaryH
Iem Magnitude1
Iem UnitInch
Iem CityWilber
Iem CountySaline
Iem StateNE
Iem WfoOAX
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Safety Information

Always follow official guidance from your local emergency management agency. This platform provides scientific monitoring data and is not a substitute for official warnings. If you are in immediate danger, contact your local emergency number.

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 22/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.