Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 22

Severe Weather in United States

ButlerUnited StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 12 minutes 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 19 May 2026 at 05:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 2nd strongest of the 23 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 19 May 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 4 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 11:08PM CDT until May 19 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Norman OK

Nearby, since 19 May 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 4 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 22 out of 100, at 70 % 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 confidence70%
Coordinates37.6480, -96.5520
Nearest CityDerby (64 km)
Impact Tierminor
Timestamp2026-05-19T04:08:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ca7f1ced0e974812d2769034c43870f1

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
0
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescGrant, OK; Kay, OK; Butler, KS; Cowley, KS; Sumner, KS and 1 more areas
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 11:08PM CDT until May 19 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Norman OK
Expires2026-05-19T00:00:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Norman OK
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount5
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ca7f1ced0e974812d2769034c43870f13fe03f3c.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.27c766fd9aa93ae5e36928824b49ab6f92d22f17.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.83b3c40cd5ad0c33bbf29d062b60e787c01c361b.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.716fd8146a37d9c58eb75f959fb128a92027f50d.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.64ff82c22c8c253d777e4e7c407feda40b907216.001.1"]
Iem TypeSummaryG
Iem Magnitude59
Iem UnitMPH
Iem City3 ESE Bel Aire
Iem CountySedgwick
Iem StateKS
Iem WfoICT
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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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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 22/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.