Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 22

Severe Weather in United States

AtchisonUnited StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 6 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 18 May 2026 at 04:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 8th strongest of the 31 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 5 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 17 at 10:47PM CDT until May 17 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE

Nearby, since 15 March 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 22 out of 100, at 70 % 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)22 / 100
Our confidence70%
Coordinates40.4877, -95.3011
Nearest CityBellevue (88 km)
Impact Tierminor
Timestamp2026-05-18T03:47:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.567613c0c80708d3477487b2cbe02749

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
0
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescFremont, IA; Page, IA; Atchison, MO; Holt, MO; Nodaway, MO
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued May 17 at 10:47PM CDT until May 17 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE
Expires2026-05-17T23:00:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Omaha/Valley NE
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount2
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.567613c0c80708d3477487b2cbe02749f65e5e21.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e804ce9784bb8cdeb4079dd51f3e3dc443b910d7.001.1"]
Iem TypeSummaryG
Iem Magnitude72
Iem UnitMPH
Iem City5 ESE Henderson
Iem CountyMontgomery
Iem StateIA
Iem WfoOAX
Iem RemarkPersonal Weather Station.
MergedSources[{"id":"iem_G_40.180_-95.980_1779072900000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1779072900000,"latitude":40.18,"longitude":-95.98},{"id":"iem_G_41.120_-95.350_1779070740000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1779070740000,"latitude":41.12,"longitude":-95.35}]

Safety Information

Always follow official guidance from your local emergency management agency. This platform provides scientific monitoring data and is not a substitute for official warnings. If you are in immediate danger, contact your local emergency number.

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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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.