Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 6 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
Nothing else has been detected within 20 km in the last 24 hours.
This alert expired on 16 May 2026 at 23:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 22nd strongest of the 49 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 9 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 16 at 5:33PM CDT until May 16 at 6:15PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- July 26, 2026 · score 34 · 3.1 km
- June 25, 2026 · score 34 · 8.4 km
- May 15, 2026 · score 34 · 12.9 km
How we know
8 recorded sources include NOAA; independence is not established by this count.
Our own score for this event is 22 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) | 22 / 100 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.69/1 |
| Coordinates | 38.4783, -88.3320 |
| Nearest City | Mount Vernon (53 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 0 within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Date | 2026-05-16 — 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.ee0affcd5c2cbb42dc6bead547323da5 |
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: 2026-05-16 — time not reported.
First archived: 2026-05-16T22:33:35.037Z. 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 | Wayne, IL; Clay, IL; Jasper, IL; Richland, IL; Jefferson, IL; Wayne, IL |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 16 at 5:33PM CDT until May 16 at 6:15PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY |
| Expires | 2026-05-16T18:15:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Paducah KY |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 3 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ee0affcd5c2cbb42dc6bead547323da5d65a005f.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ad4b1e37b44cfdaaf7392d524b51b5785928b9ed.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.12f7da643621433550a7264ee6e9d3e9efaf4f59.001.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | H |
| Iem Magnitude | 0.5 |
| Iem Unit | Inch |
| Iem City | 1 S Benton |
| Iem County | Franklin |
| Iem State | IL |
| Iem Wfo | PAH |
| Iem Remark | Report from mPING: Half-inch (0.50 in.). |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_D_38.530_-89.130_1778966280000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1778966280000,"latitude":38.53,"longitude":-89.13},{"id":"iem_H_38.400_-88.870_1778968440000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1778968440000,"latitude":38.4,"longitude":-88.87},{"id":"iem_G_38.640_-88.670_1778968680000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1778968680000,"latitude":38.64,"longitude":-88.67},{"id":"iem_H_38.000_-88.920_1778958300000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1778958300000,"latitude":38,"longitude":-88.92},{"id":"iem_D_38.570_-89.050_1778966040000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1778966040000,"latitude":38.57,"longitude":-89.05},{"id":"iem_D_38.010_-88.920_1778958900000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1778958900000,"latitude":38.01,"longitude":-88.92},{"id":"iem_H_38.000_-88.920_1778958360000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1778958360000,"latitude":38,"longitude":-88.92}] |
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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