This alert expired on 19 May 2026 at 03:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 6th strongest of the 60 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 11 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 5 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 9:58PM CDT until May 18 at 10:45PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
An estimated 1,306,706 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 11 March 2026
- June 9, 2026 · score 48 · 9.0 km
- June 9, 2026 · score 52 · 11.8 km
- March 11, 2026 · score 58 · 14.0 km
How we know
Confirmed by 27 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 52 out of 100, at 91 % 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) | 52 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 91% |
| Coordinates | 38.8337, -95.0132 |
| Nearest City | Gardner (8 km) |
| Population Exposed | 1.3M within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-19T02:58:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ce5b3be8a5baf931da2264299194985e |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Butler, KS; Chase, KS; Greenwood, KS; Harper, KS; Kingman, KS; Sedgwick, KS; Sumner, KS; Miami, KS and 4 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 9:58PM CDT until May 18 at 10:45PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS |
| Expires | 2026-05-18T22:45:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Wichita KS |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 7 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ce5b3be8a5baf931da2264299194985eb936070d.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1a9f03a9f1bbcf3965aa87c8bb4c0a8108ff077a.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fb1e38ed39aacb32670917bbca56eee8d75b88e6.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ec2dd6717e428c5df1694702a02efad8ecb0bfa5.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3b110f9759136a053dac39e6e5d7ddd8a6457bf6.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.dfe5d6a5cbb254b3a85525f8d10eb4edec936aab.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0fde112a33484b80c5e2ba03f0492ad9c51069a9.001.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | G |
| Iem Magnitude | 60 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | Parkville |
| Iem County | Platte |
| Iem State | MO |
| Iem Wfo | EAX |
| Iem Remark | Report of 60 mph gust relayed from EM. |
| Google News RssFeed | weather |
| Google News SourceName | Kansas City Star |
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Series begins 10 February 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 52/100, near Gardner (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.