This alert expired on 14 August 2026 at 00:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 9th strongest of the 58 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 23 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 August 13 at 6:43PM CDT until August 13 at 7:15PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
An estimated 47,813 people live within 50 km of this point.
How we know
Confirmed by 9 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 34 out of 100, at 91 % 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) | 34 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 91% |
| Coordinates | 38.9462, -97.4068 |
| Nearest City | Salina (21 km) |
| Population Exposed | 47.8K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-13T23:43:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bc3189e0a7b8c33e9c809944230d5ef1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Saline, KS; Clay, KS; Dickinson, KS; Ottawa, KS |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 13 at 6:43PM CDT until August 13 at 7:15PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS |
| Expires | 2026-08-13T19:15:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Wichita KS |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bc3189e0a7b8c33e9c809944230d5ef15a8da0c6.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5dddee35770ca2e8f07b187c33ee6dad1c2fd891.001.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | G |
| Iem Magnitude | 54 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | 3 N Bennington |
| Iem County | Ottawa |
| Iem State | KS |
| Iem Wfo | TOP |
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Safety Information
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Series begins 10 February 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.
Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 34/100, near Salina (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.