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.
2 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest 8 km from here.
This alert expired on 12 September 2026 at 20:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 7th strongest of the 16 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 26 April 2026. 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 September 12 at 3:32PM CDT until September 12 at 3:45PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Nearby, since 26 April 2026
- June 5, 2026 · score 22 · 17.2 km
How we know
Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 16 out of 100, at 71 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Computed under scoring rules v4. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.
Event Data
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 16 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 71% |
| Coordinates | 39.5092, -97.3767 |
| Nearest City | Junction City (71 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-12T20:32:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.5b89086a361578508bc9981239cd95330054c542.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Cloud, KS; Clay, KS; Cloud, KS; Washington, KS |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 12 at 3:32PM CDT until September 12 at 3:45PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS |
| Expires | 2026-09-12T15:45:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Topeka KS |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5b89086a361578508bc9981239cd95330054c542.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4c8e568de70dc5bce328cfa54cd68961e26a8834.001.1"] |
| Spc ReportType | wind |
| Spc Speed | 59 |
| Spc Location | 1 SSE Concordia |
| Spc County | Cloud |
| Spc State | KS |
| Spc Comments | (TOP) |
| Iem TypeSummary | G |
| Iem Magnitude | 59 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | 1 SSE Concordia |
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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