Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 5 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 9 May 2026 at 03:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 85th strongest of the 302 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 10 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 9 April 2026. One more was recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 8 at 2:53PM CDT until May 8 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Springfield MO
An estimated 15,717 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 10 March 2026
- August 28, 2026 · score 34 · 0.0 km
- August 7, 2026 · score 34 · 0.0 km
- July 10, 2026 · score 34 · 0.0 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 81 % 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 | 81% |
| Coordinates | 38.5000, -98.8000 |
| Nearest City | Great Bend (16 km) |
| Population Exposed | 15.7K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-08T19:53:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Watch_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ceb7cb30f3881c2214a4c8aea5724d12 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Watch |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| AreaDesc | Cherokee, KS; Crawford, KS; Chautauqua, KS; Elk, KS; Labette, KS; Montgomery, KS; Neosho, KS; Wilson, KS |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 8 at 2:53PM CDT until May 8 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Springfield MO |
| Expires | 2026-05-08T22:00:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Springfield MO |
| HasExactCoords | false |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ceb7cb30f3881c2214a4c8aea5724d12505d9239.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.12bc503d7688189c32181b12df0b82f32161d773.001.1"] |
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 34/100, near Great Bend (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.