This alert expired on 18 May 2026 at 21:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 2nd strongest of the 23 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 April 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 3:58PM CDT until May 18 at 4:45PM CDT by NWS Dodge City KS
An estimated 27,912 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 April 2026
- July 24, 2026 · score 58 · 18.7 km
- June 13, 2026 · score 28 · 19.0 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 34 out of 100, at 79 % 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
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 34 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 79% |
| Coordinates | 37.8742, -99.5523 |
| Nearest City | Dodge City (43 km) |
| Population Exposed | 27.9K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-18T20:58:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ce66ed81edee760cfb3ba6e831488be1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Edwards, KS; Ford, KS; Hodgeman, KS; Edwards, KS; Pawnee, KS |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 3:58PM CDT until May 18 at 4:45PM CDT by NWS Dodge City KS |
| Expires | 2026-05-18T16:45:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Dodge City KS |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ce66ed81edee760cfb3ba6e831488be17fde1ce4.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.aa8e775b920f4f25af09e0832988a6651a766fe4.002.1"] |
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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 34/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.