Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 3 hours 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 23:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 5th strongest of the 23 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 25 April 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 9 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 30 at 5:16PM CDT until May 30 at 6:15PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
An estimated 36,809 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 | 38.6647, -99.1048 |
| Nearest City | Hays (31 km) |
| Population Exposed | 36.8K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-30T22:16:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.87bd12dd41348bb1e06680b99b0d88e1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Barton, KS; Russell, KS; Graham, KS; Harper, KS; Kingman, KS; Reno, KS; Sedgwick, KS; Sumner, KS and 3 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 30 at 5:16PM CDT until May 30 at 6:15PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS |
| Expires | 2026-05-30T18:15:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Wichita KS |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 6 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.87bd12dd41348bb1e06680b99b0d88e1c8236c2c.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.00baf26f3b4d970e9618dba3c6964bd996eec25a.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.34a85fe6864d48b512268d601126cdae0b503f40.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c90eb3afda14a25677791dafe5ce26c3c6e09c22.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9f6051192995f864c87692ef413093ce44cd08ad.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.29029c3200fca483a9e83b6950f09aea09baba73.001.1"] |
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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