Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 2 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 17 May 2026 at 00:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 3rd strongest of the 40 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. 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 16 at 8:01PM EDT until May 16 at 8:15PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH
An estimated 167,122 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- May 16, 2026 · score 43 · 4.8 km
- May 17, 2026 · score 43 · 11.1 km
- July 21, 2026 · score 63 · 14.5 km
How we know
Confirmed by 4 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 89 % 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 | 89% |
| Coordinates | 38.6371, -84.5633 |
| Nearest City | Independence (34 km) |
| Population Exposed | 167.1K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-17T00:01:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fc6d7e278b80d80c6ff7691c42a5c34b |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Boone, KY; Gallatin, KY; Grant, KY; Boone, KY; Campbell, KY; Grant, KY; Kenton, KY; Pendleton, KY |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 16 at 8:01PM EDT until May 16 at 8:15PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH |
| Expires | 2026-05-16T20:15:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Wilmington OH |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fc6d7e278b80d80c6ff7691c42a5c34b04bc31d2.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ff67818255edfabfefc9e654456b3af69116a489.001.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | G |
| Iem Magnitude | 48 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | 1 W Sparta |
| Iem County | Gallatin |
| Iem State | KY |
| Iem Wfo | ILN |
| Iem Remark | AWOS site K8GK Gallatin County Airport. |
| Google News RssFeed | weather |
| Google News SourceName | WCPO 9 Cincinnati |
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 43/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.