Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 43

Severe Weather near Winona

BuffaloUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 18 May 2026 at 05:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 19th strongest of the 77 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 17 April 2026.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 17 at 11:45PM CDT until May 18 at 12:15AM CDT by NWS La Crosse WI

An estimated 148,338 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 15 March 2026

How we know

One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.

Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 80 % 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)43 / 100
Our confidence80%
Coordinates44.0554, -91.5708
Nearest CityWinona (6 km)
Population Exposed148.3K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-05-18T04:45:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5dce605e217b6558b16a002b5071199f

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescClark, WI; Fillmore, MN; Wabasha, MN; Winona, MN; Winneshiek, IA
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued May 17 at 11:45PM CDT until May 18 at 12:15AM CDT by NWS La Crosse WI
Expires2026-05-18T00:15:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS La Crosse WI
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount3
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5dce605e217b6558b16a002b5071199fe3d62ac5.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e8d429e9a67430b97ed540896ed5cb95336b2603.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bca177093e2f8bc808c49d2a1175c62a609dca9d.001.1"]

Safety Information

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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 43/100, near Winona (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.