This alert expired on 19 May 2026 at 20:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 30th strongest of the 73 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 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 19 at 4:32PM EDT until May 19 at 4:45PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana
An estimated 526,817 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- July 27, 2026 · score 43 · 8.9 km
- August 8, 2026 · score 43 · 12.3 km
- June 12, 2026 · score 67 · 16.6 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 48 out of 100, at 79 % 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) | 48 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 79% |
| Coordinates | 40.2871, -85.9708 |
| Nearest City | Kokomo (26 km) |
| Population Exposed | 526.8K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-19T20:32:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a6464df91825f0cf89d2d634d067ec95 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Grant, IN; Grant, IN; Huntington, IN; Hendricks, IN; Putnam, IN |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 19 at 4:32PM EDT until May 19 at 4:45PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana |
| Expires | 2026-05-19T16:45:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Northern Indiana |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 3 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a6464df91825f0cf89d2d634d067ec950eae8a6d.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ce5086dd704852485863a2809a398b1e968ff77e.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b6ed97506fd679dfe9eeb625829dd3c070a096f8.001.1"] |
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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.
Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 48/100, near Kokomo (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.