Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 43

Severe Weather in United States

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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.

2 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest 8 km from here.

This alert expired on 18 May 2026 at 02:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 4th strongest of the 27 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 18 May 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 4 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 17 at 9:22PM CDT until May 17 at 9:45PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS

An estimated 294,757 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 18 May 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 18 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 90 % 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

TypeSevere Weather
SeverityMedium
Calamity Score (ours)43 / 100
Our confidence90%
Coordinates40.6935, -96.2826
Nearest CityLincoln (35 km)
Population Exposed294.8K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-05-18T02:22:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.88267d47e043aac41975a00755a4a5ba

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescMarshall, KS; Marshall, KS; Washington, KS; Gage, NE; Pawnee, NE and 14 more areas
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued May 17 at 9:22PM CDT until May 17 at 9:45PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Expires2026-05-17T21:45:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Topeka KS
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount17
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Iem TypeSummaryG
Iem Magnitude59
Iem UnitMPH
Iem City4 WSW Murdock
Iem CountyCass
Iem StateNE
Iem WfoOAX
Iem RemarkPersonal Weather Station.
Google News RssFeedweather
Google News SourceNameHays Post

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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 43/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.