Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 48

Severe Weather in United States

CassUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 18 May 2026 at 02:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 27 recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026 — 4 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 7 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 17 at 8:44PM CDT until May 17 at 9:30PM CDT by NWS Dodge City KS

An estimated 872,749 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 15 March 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 19 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 48 out of 100, at 90 % 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)48 / 100
Our confidence90%
Coordinates40.9432, -96.3005
Nearest CityPapillion (32 km)
Population Exposed872.7K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-05-18T01:44:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3298a29f5f8c4442fc28a6ec3ea13c8c

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
85
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescNess, KS; Pawnee, KS; Rush, KS; Barton, KS; Ellsworth, KS; Lincoln, KS; Russell, KS; Clay, KS; Cloud, KS; Riley, KS; Washington, KS and 12 more areas
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued May 17 at 8:44PM CDT until May 17 at 9:30PM CDT by NWS Dodge City KS
Expires2026-05-17T21:30:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Dodge City KS
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount15
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Iem TypeSummaryG
Iem Magnitude58
Iem UnitMPH
Iem City6 E Rogers
Iem CountyDodge
Iem StateNE
Iem WfoOAX
Iem RemarkUPR Station.
Google News RssFeedweather
Google News SourceNameHays Post

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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 48/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.