This alert expired on 16 May 2026 at 23:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 2nd strongest of the 65 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 25 April 2026.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 16 at 4:48PM MDT until May 16 at 5:15PM MDT by NWS Goodland KS
An estimated 76,364 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- May 16, 2026 · score 43 · 5.9 km
- May 31, 2026 · score 32 · 19.0 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 39 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) | 39 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 84% |
| Coordinates | 40.5598, -98.5048 |
| Nearest City | Hastings (10 km) |
| Population Exposed | 76.4K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Date | 2026-05-16 — time not reported by the source |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.845d4be0d3993d1a2fd9f03e17818293 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Kit Carson, CO; Sherman, KS; Kit Carson, CO; Phillips, CO and 19 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 16 at 4:48PM MDT until May 16 at 5:15PM MDT by NWS Goodland KS |
| Expires | 2026-05-16T17:15:00-06:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Goodland KS |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 23 |
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| Iem TypeSummary | H |
| Iem Magnitude | 1.75 |
| Iem Unit | Inch |
| Iem City | Stockham |
| Iem County | Hamilton |
| Iem State | NE |
| Iem Wfo | GID |
| Iem Remark | Hail slightly smaller than golf ball. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_H_40.720_-97.940_1778968200000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1778968200000,"latitude":40.72,"longitude":-97.94}] |
Safety Information
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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 39/100, near Hastings (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.