This alert expired on 16 May 2026 at 23:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 65 recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026 — 3 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. One more was recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 16 at 5:52PM CDT until May 16 at 6:00PM CDT by NWS Hastings NE
An estimated 109,385 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- May 31, 2026 · score 32 · 14.1 km
- June 11, 2026 · score 43 · 22.4 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 84 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Event Data
| Type | Severe weather |
| Severity | medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 43 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 84% |
| Coordinates | 40.5700, -98.5733 |
| Nearest City | Hastings (16 km) |
| Population Exposed | 109.4K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-16T22:52:00.000Z |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Merrick, NE; Polk, NE; Buffalo, NE; Dawson, NE and 19 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 16 at 5:52PM CDT until May 16 at 6:00PM CDT by NWS Hastings NE |
| Expires | 2026-05-16T18:00:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Hastings NE |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 24 |
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| Iem TypeSummary | H |
| Iem Magnitude | 1.75 |
| Iem Unit | Inch |
| Iem City | Stockham |
| Iem County | Hamilton |
| Iem State | NE |
| Iem Wfo | GID |
| Iem Remark | Hail slightly smaller than golf ball. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_H_40.720_-97.940_1778968200000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1778968200000,"latitude":40.72,"longitude":-97.94}] |
Safety Information
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Series begins 10 February 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.
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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 43/100, near Hastings (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 191 scientific monitoring sources.