This alert expired on 17 May 2026 at 22:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 72 recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026 — 13 others scored the same. 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 17 at 5:12PM CDT until May 17 at 5:45PM CDT by NWS Hastings NE
An estimated 76,364 people live within 50 km of this point.
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 39 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) | 39 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 79% |
| Coordinates | 40.5962, -98.3225 |
| Nearest City | Hastings (6 km) |
| Population Exposed | 76.4K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-17T22:12:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.dc84f6d13d9c8dc53480cd5520c9649a |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Greeley, NE; Howard, NE; Merrick, NE; Nance, NE; Jewell, KS; Nuckolls, NE; Webster, NE |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 17 at 5:12PM CDT until May 17 at 5:45PM CDT by NWS Hastings NE |
| Expires | 2026-05-17T17:45:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Hastings NE |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.dc84f6d13d9c8dc53480cd5520c9649abf84e6f4.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.de2162a1a750e662461fb3839040f624e906f877.001.1"] |
Safety Information
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Series begins 8 March 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.
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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 39/100, near Hastings (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.