Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 4 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
2 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest 12 km from here.
This alert expired on 18 May 2026 at 03:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 4th strongest of the 31 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 6 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 17 at 9:28PM CDT until May 17 at 10:15PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
An estimated 294,757 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- June 11, 2026 · score 67 · 1.4 km
- September 7, 2026 · score 37 · 11.6 km
- July 4, 2026 · score 43 · 11.7 km
How we know
Confirmed by 19 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 90 % 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) | 43 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 90% |
| Coordinates | 40.7211, -96.2543 |
| Nearest City | Lincoln (36 km) |
| Population Exposed | 294.8K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-18T02:28:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.df29f2cbd55dbbc23cf129e4c016e3be |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Barton, KS; Russell, KS; Hodgeman, KS; Ness, KS; Pawnee, KS; Rush, KS; Ellsworth, KS; Lincoln, KS; Saline, KS and 17 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 17 at 9:28PM CDT until May 17 at 10:15PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS |
| Expires | 2026-05-17T22:15:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Wichita KS |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 21 |
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| Iem TypeSummary | G |
| Iem Magnitude | 59 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | 4 WSW Murdock |
| Iem County | Cass |
| Iem State | NE |
| Iem Wfo | OAX |
| Iem Remark | Personal Weather Station. |
| Google News RssFeed | weather |
| Google News SourceName | Hays Post |
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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 43/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.