Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 68 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 19 May 2026 at 00:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 9th strongest of the 54 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 7 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 6:34PM CDT until May 18 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- May 17, 2026 · score 46 · 19.1 km
- July 9, 2026 · score 39 · 23.6 km
How we know
9 recorded sources include NOAA; independence is not established by this count.
Our own score for this event is 22 out of 100.
This is our versioned heuristic index, not source severity or a calibrated probability. Urban PEI does not count unique people.
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) | 22 / 100 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.70/1 |
| Coordinates | 39.6920, -96.4921 |
| Nearest City | Manhattan (57 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 0 within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-18T23:34:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bd9b7b9dd3fb721d369a080a025373a9 |
Physical priority index · v1. Heuristic priority, not calibrated probability, predictive accuracy or damage. The legacy data-support index combines assigned source support and field availability. Urban PEI is distance-weighted and does not count unique people; zero does not establish that nobody is present. Model cards.
Source and revision timeline
Source: noaa. Occurrence: 2026-05-18T23:34:00.000Z.
First archived: 2026-05-18T23:38:05.068Z. Material modification: not recorded.
Retained revisions are prospective; earlier versions may be unavailable. No revision entry does not prove that a record never changed.
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Jefferson, NE; Saline, NE; Fremont, IA; Mills, IA; Dickinson, KS; Geary, KS; Morris, KS; Pottawatomie, KS; Riley, KS; Wabaunsee, KS and 8 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 6:34PM CDT until May 18 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE |
| Expires | 2026-05-18T19:00:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Omaha/Valley NE |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 12 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bd9b7b9dd3fb721d369a080a025373a9ebe0eeec.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ee63ec2d018114d182d96e75a87319ae388dc843.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.154aa11e6fcbb6cb3b3d8b982fa13b29aced9d47.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c53f1c32b7ecd3b36a62233205def1b2f883ade8.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e715e624468efeab50a627eba06139ce04b974b0.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.acc9f6ef265192353fcbe3168197b306298168b7.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.557be8d57a11ceaefbc2369ff719004c56933774.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.dcc9b23524b9edc987a6d5cbec2135bf52ad1849.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c61f90da2d5ace90c98f238cc72b510d579e215b.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5ebafb27cade4d8985a9cc7b7587f438025b7999.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.faed7c00e92d7161f8fbe060444d7a17b0350ef0.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1908c002b1c43fbe2aa9bf15fdf77a77abaff6c5.001.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | T |
| Iem City | 5 NNW Frankfort |
| Iem County | Marshall |
| Iem State | KS |
| Iem Wfo | TOP |
| Iem Remark | Storm chaser saw the tornado pass in front of them. They are seeing damage of grain bins in fields, power lines down and tree damage. |
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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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