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.
One other detection within 20 km in the last 24 hours, 14 km from here.
This alert expired on 30 May 2026 at 02:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 85th strongest of the 304 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 10 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 64 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 29 at 8:38PM CDT until May 29 at 9:15PM CDT by NWS Dodge City KS
An estimated 15,717 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 10 March 2026
- September 6, 2026 · score 28 · 14.2 km
- August 28, 2026 · score 34 · 14.2 km
- August 7, 2026 · score 34 · 14.2 km
How we know
Confirmed by 7 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 34 out of 100, at 88 % 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 | 88% |
| Coordinates | 38.3886, -98.8801 |
| Nearest City | Great Bend (11 km) |
| Population Exposed | 15.7K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-30T01:38:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4a3975467665784bb651131813d27f1b |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Pratt, KS; Stafford, KS; Ellis, KS |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 29 at 8:38PM CDT until May 29 at 9:15PM CDT by NWS Dodge City KS |
| Expires | 2026-05-29T21:15:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Dodge City KS |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4a3975467665784bb651131813d27f1baa3c31b8.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bbf8499abfd56225234c53eed8baa2a55f4560ff.001.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | G |
| Iem Magnitude | 73 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | 3 NNE Liebenthal |
| Iem County | Rush |
| Iem State | KS |
| Iem Wfo | DDC |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_G_37.850_-99.300_1780098600000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1780098600000,"latitude":37.85,"longitude":-99.3},{"id":"iem_G_38.160_-99.560_1780099320000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1780099320000,"latitude":38.16,"longitude":-99.56},{"id":"iem_G_37.860_-99.250_1780099080000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1780099080000,"latitude":37.86,"longitude":-99.25},{"id":"iem_G_38.690_-99.330_1780103220000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1780103220000,"latitude":38.69,"longitude":-99.33},{"id":"iem_G_37.860_-99.250_1780099440000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1780099440000,"latitude":37.86,"longitude":-99.25},{"id":"iem_G_38.690_-99.300_1780102800000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1780102800000,"latitude":38.69,"longitude":-99.3}] |
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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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.