Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 4 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 22:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 3rd strongest of the 9 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 30 May 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 3 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 30 at 4:58PM CDT until May 30 at 5:30PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
An estimated 15,717 people live within 50 km of this point.
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 28 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
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 28 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 80% |
| Coordinates | 38.2015, -98.8018 |
| Nearest City | Great Bend (18 km) |
| Population Exposed | 15.7K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-30T21:58:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.851ed3fbd7af209632dd7fb09995a646 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Harper, KS; Kingman, KS; Reno, KS; Sedgwick, KS; Sumner, KS; Pawnee, KS; Rush, KS; Ellis, KS; Ness, KS; Rush, KS; Trego, KS |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 30 at 4:58PM CDT until May 30 at 5:30PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS |
| Expires | 2026-05-30T17:30:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Wichita KS |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 3 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.851ed3fbd7af209632dd7fb09995a646be90f0ea.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.29029c3200fca483a9e83b6950f09aea09baba73.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1676c3a4ef7dcb591f5d9a298bd913403b5958d9.001.1"] |
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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