Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 4 hours 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 19 May 2026 at 00:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 29th strongest of the 54 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 18 at 6:59PM CDT until May 18 at 7:45PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- July 9, 2026 · score 39 · 8.2 km
- June 6, 2026 · score 39 · 11.2 km
- July 31, 2026 · score 22 · 25.4 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 16 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) | 16 / 100 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.58/1 |
| Coordinates | 39.5734, -96.2749 |
| Nearest City | Manhattan (51 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 0 within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-18T23:59:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.33f6eea50be81215223e2fc7a8f9d83a |
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: 2026-05-18T23:59:00.000Z.
First archived: 2026-05-19T00:03:50.222Z. 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 | Dickinson, KS; Geary, KS; Morris, KS; Wabaunsee, KS; Brown, KS; Jackson, KS; Nemaha, KS; Pottawatomie, KS; Jackson, KS; Pottawatomie, KS; Shawnee, KS; Wabaunsee, KS and 9 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 6:59PM CDT until May 18 at 7:45PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS |
| Expires | 2026-05-18T19:45:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Topeka KS |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 12 |
| MergedIds | ["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.f0ce834d4d81ac900eb512474cdb0700ded33b71.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3baf368304a97967909d83574d95f182cebb5a73.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7099ef45ce397cf73aeb3d7f96c946b699ca5342.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6dd3cf8c11a0168d82504f70602aaab9bad966f4.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9e82761ef2cf3b1d32cca28edc1780dfb87dd0d7.001.1","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:2.49.0.1.840.0.557be8d57a11ceaefbc2369ff719004c56933774.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8dfa9c31822de1851e8dcf81ddc662efba124e79.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c2cbf2c73a01d535b5a157fd8c0ac68d17fbfcaf.001.1"] |
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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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