Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 22

Severe Weather in United States

Kit CarsonUnited StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 1 minute 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 10 May 2026 at 03:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 4th strongest of the 74 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 5 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 9 at 8:53PM MDT until May 9 at 9:15PM MDT by NWS Goodland KS

Nearby, since 15 March 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 5 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 22 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 v1. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.

Event Data

TypeSevere Weather
SeverityMedium
Calamity Score (ours)22 / 100
Our confidence71%
Coordinates39.2325, -102.1243
Nearest CityGarden City (178 km)
Impact Tierminor
Timestamp2026-05-10T02:53:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ab9f0c18ed91112f728df7023386860e

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
0
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescKit Carson, CO; Cheyenne, CO; Sherman, KS; Wallace, KS
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued May 9 at 8:53PM MDT until May 9 at 9:15PM MDT by NWS Goodland KS
Expires2026-05-09T21:15:00-06:00
SenderNameNWS Goodland KS
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount2
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ab9f0c18ed91112f728df7023386860e497892fb.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4c63f2af51936061bbbd2d2e4bd093aa69607954.001.1"]
Iem TypeSummaryG
Iem Magnitude60
Iem UnitMPH
Iem City1 ESE Kirk
Iem CountyYuma
Iem StateCO
Iem WfoGLD
Iem RemarkDietz_Farms - Ambient Weather Network.
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Safety Information

Always follow official guidance from your local emergency management agency. This platform provides scientific monitoring data and is not a substitute for official warnings. If you are in immediate danger, contact your local emergency number.

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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