Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 1 minute ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
3 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest 10 km from here.
This alert expired on 16 June 2026 at 21:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 50 recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026 — 21 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 13 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 16 at 5:17PM EDT until June 16 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana
Urban PEI: 116,661 within a heuristic 50 km radius; not unique people.
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- August 10, 2026 · score 43 · 3.0 km
- July 11, 2026 · score 37 · 16.5 km
- July 10, 2026 · score 43 · 16.5 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 43 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) | 43 / 100 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.80/1 |
| Coordinates | 40.5457, -87.1146 |
| Nearest City | West Lafayette (22 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 116.7K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Date | 2026-06-16 — time not reported by the source |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c588072bb28f90e5fcccd1ef61d41efc |
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: 2026-06-16 — time not reported.
First archived: 2026-06-16T21:18:03.978Z. 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 | Cass, IN; Pulaski, IN; White, IN; Benton, IN; Pulaski, IN; White, IN and 3 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 16 at 5:17PM EDT until June 16 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana |
| Expires | 2026-06-16T17:30:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Northern Indiana |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 6 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c588072bb28f90e5fcccd1ef61d41efc01f8ea65.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b4be71f650552c4cf9712e58d6403ca785fcb88a.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3abe13a13e2b873d41d3d1e0f1838849758d9632.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6c12d76017138664b6fd35e0ca9d6fdd02d7e48b.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5fc64ae6ab6d592ad3cbc3101d1b38713b6ccfb6.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9208de2011857ce28e690fce894b3fd69e11651e.002.1"] |
Safety Information
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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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