This alert expired on 13 August 2026 at 23:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 2nd strongest of the 21 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 26 April 2026. The last comparable one was on 4 July 2026.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 13 at 6:15PM CDT until August 13 at 6:45PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
An estimated 89,382 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 26 April 2026
- June 13, 2026 · score 32 · 7.2 km
- June 11, 2026 · score 63 · 12.5 km
- May 28, 2026 · score 34 · 17.9 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 39 out of 100, at 78 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Event Data
| Type | Severe weather |
| Severity | medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 39 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 78% |
| Coordinates | 38.4230, -97.7470 |
| Nearest City | Hutchinson (43 km) |
| Population Exposed | 89.4K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-13T23:15:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.85a3eb218a270540e651135a01a4a8ba |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Saline, KS; Reno, KS |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 13 at 6:15PM CDT until August 13 at 6:45PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS |
| Expires | 2026-08-13T18:45:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Wichita KS |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.85a3eb218a270540e651135a01a4a8ba5d8e462a.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.191912ce7164b3c482665f5c457e9d03d426e47d.001.1"] |
Safety Information
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Series begins 10 February 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 39/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.