Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 28

Severe Weather in United States

PawneeUnited StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 13 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 30 May 2026 at 22:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 3rd strongest of the 32 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 4 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 30 at 4:14PM CDT until May 30 at 5:15PM CDT by NWS Dodge City KS

An estimated 15,717 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 15 March 2026

How we know

One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.

Our own score for this event is 28 out of 100, at 80 % 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)28 / 100
Our confidence80%
Coordinates38.0869, -99.1760
Nearest CityGreat Bend (47 km)
Population Exposed15.7K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Date2026-05-30 — time not reported by the source
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.277f5c28067bb67b55d35ea9b0eae3b2

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
40
population
0
cascading
18
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescNess, KS; Pawnee, KS; Rush, KS; Trego, KS; Ness, KS; Pawnee, KS; Rush, KS; Harper, KS; Kingman, KS
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued May 30 at 4:14PM CDT until May 30 at 5:15PM CDT by NWS Dodge City KS
Expires2026-05-30T17:15:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Dodge City KS
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount3
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.277f5c28067bb67b55d35ea9b0eae3b28fdf0155.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2b91fc1c098d307c500f5a713bd313e57d075104.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d81ec7945d72e0b273691c2386aa9f50d27ca946.001.1"]

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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