Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 42 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
This alert expired on 19 May 2026 at 01:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 7:15PM CDT until May 18 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
Urban PEI: 56,308 within a heuristic 50 km radius; not unique people.
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 32 out of 100.
This is our versioned heuristic index, not source severity or a calibrated probability. Urban PEI does not count unique people.
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) | 32 / 100 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.81/1 |
| Coordinates | 39.2714, -96.2944 |
| Nearest City | Manhattan (26 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 56.3K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-19T00:15:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2f7d1806147c255b31011e3727e435d8 |
Physical priority index · v1. Heuristic priority, not calibrated probability, predictive accuracy or damage. The legacy data-support index combines assigned source support and field availability. Urban PEI is distance-weighted and does not count unique people; zero does not establish that nobody is present. Model cards.
Source and revision timeline
Source: noaa. Occurrence: 2026-05-19T00:15:00.000Z.
First archived: 2026-05-19T00:19:12.592Z. Material modification: not recorded.
Retained revisions are prospective; earlier versions may be unavailable. No revision entry does not prove that a record never changed.
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Kingman, KS; Reno, KS; Sedgwick, KS; Butler, KS; Chase, KS; Greenwood, KS; Harvey, KS; McPherson, KS; Marion, KS; Dickinson, KS; Geary, KS; Morris, KS; Wabaunsee, KS and 7 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 7:15PM CDT until May 18 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS |
| Expires | 2026-05-18T20:00:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Wichita KS |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 10 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2f7d1806147c255b31011e3727e435d878c00af9.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.791123aadc41218d6850568832f0bd4a9535b67e.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.33f6eea50be81215223e2fc7a8f9d83ab307d6bf.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ed8ca203892707fc9ad259c6691d59c9f7fe96bb.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.66fa02279c2a88f0acdedf8799a1c9a9776a0143.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3cfbf1d94b3d876c9574de65270738f55898603b.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.48d743ee90986a8840c2f045200de0f10ed74d91.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b66a090e443a9502946bec235a664b26eb11e089.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2141aeb82dc311406ae2695c7611e929e8a218dd.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.80364ef7fb320637cc7611c74c1bfcb3d6fe0ee5.001.1"] |
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