This alert expired on 18 May 2026 at 19:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 4th strongest of the 20 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 25 April 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 3 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 1:18PM CDT until May 18 at 2:00PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
Nearby, since 25 April 2026
- June 5, 2026 · score 34 · 18.4 km
- April 25, 2026 · score 22 · 21.3 km
How we know
Confirmed by 4 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 22 out of 100, at 69 % 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) | 22 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 69% |
| Coordinates | 39.3496, -97.9827 |
| Nearest City | Salina (65 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-18T18:18:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2c3218700f24cb166422fc2db3ebe263 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Ellsworth, KS; Lincoln, KS; Russell, KS; Cloud, KS; Republic, KS |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 1:18PM CDT until May 18 at 2:00PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS |
| Expires | 2026-05-18T14:00:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Wichita KS |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2c3218700f24cb166422fc2db3ebe263daa92e46.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e2649885dfbe9dca41acf14a4b75da32632ba03e.001.1"] |
| Google News RssFeed | weather |
| Google News SourceName | knopnews2.com |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"gnews_weather_494199_152","source":"google_news","severity":"medium","severityValue":40,"timestamp":1779117381000,"latitude":39.8,"longitude":-98.6},{"id":"gnews_weather_494202_163","source":"google_news","severity":"medium","severityValue":40,"timestamp":1779127200000,"latitude":39.8,"longitude":-98.6},{"id":"gnews_weather_494197_165","source":"google_news","severity":"medium","severityValue":40,"timestamp":1779109924000,"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 22/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.