Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 67 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 30 May 2026 at 03:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 3rd strongest of the 10 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 30 May 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. One more was recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 29 at 9:25PM CDT until May 29 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
An estimated 15,717 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 30 May 2026
- June 21, 2026 · score 39 · 15.3 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 34 out of 100, at 83 % 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
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 34 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 83% |
| Coordinates | 38.2157, -98.5217 |
| Nearest City | Great Bend (26 km) |
| Population Exposed | 15.7K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-30T02:25:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.70b6e10e63f0a2517c40cf51132affe4 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Ellsworth, KS; Rice, KS; Stafford, KS |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 29 at 9:25PM CDT until May 29 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS |
| Expires | 2026-05-29T22:00:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Wichita KS |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.70b6e10e63f0a2517c40cf51132affe437986ad1.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1c3ec9b477e9fb096c1078b790f26dd7faef6f69.001.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | H |
| Iem Magnitude | 1.5 |
| Iem Unit | Inch |
| Iem City | 7 NW Preston |
| Iem County | Stafford |
| Iem State | KS |
| Iem Wfo | DDC |
| Iem Remark | Ping pong ball sized hail reported along the Stafford and Pratt County line. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_H_37.830_-98.650_1780105680000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1780105680000,"latitude":37.83,"longitude":-98.65}] |
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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