Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 28 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 18:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 9th strongest of the 60 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 26 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 18 at 1:50PM EDT until May 18 at 2:45PM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN
An estimated 17,793 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 26 March 2026
- May 18, 2026 · score 34 · 0.9 km
- August 11, 2026 · score 22 · 7.3 km
- June 16, 2026 · score 34 · 17.2 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 34 out of 100, at 84 % 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 | 84% |
| Coordinates | 41.1431, -86.2254 |
| Nearest City | Logansport (45 km) |
| Population Exposed | 17.8K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-18T17:50:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.80a512db243834b30eff3fa51b0958a8 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Boone, IN; Hamilton, IN; Hendricks, IN; Johnson, IN; Marion, IN; Morgan, IN; Owen, IN; Putnam, IN; Kosciusko, IN; Wabash, IN; Elkhart, IN; St. Joseph, IN; Cass, MI; St. Joseph, MI and 5 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 1:50PM EDT until May 18 at 2:45PM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN |
| Expires | 2026-05-18T14:45:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Indianapolis IN |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 8 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.80a512db243834b30eff3fa51b0958a86159a500.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f91a4ccb42b1d8625f696e91fe1978ee07de7b32.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.35d6fe98da85ae2719264da4a03ea7b19f7cf392.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bc8dfaf14b6021392006871778abf32dc48ad07a.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f20ee889731e67f48f967597887fe984a48c2321.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6d391646e305da5e0b219c6f1bc604ecb00b81f2.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0417cd7e42bcbb41bf9cfe1ea3df5d82bb65057c.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c867a9423a9ea3ffc94072d7c61f8a36fcd30606.001.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | G |
| Iem Magnitude | 60 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | 2 N Kouts |
| Iem County | Porter |
| Iem State | IN |
| Iem Wfo | LOT |
| Iem Remark | Private weather station 1.5 miles north of Kouts reported 60 mph gust. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_G_41.340_-87.020_1779122400000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1779122400000,"latitude":41.34,"longitude":-87.02}] |
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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 34/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.