Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 3 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 18 May 2026 at 17:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 13th strongest of the 24 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 26 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 2 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 1:05PM EDT until May 18 at 1:30PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana
Nearby, since 26 March 2026
- July 27, 2026 · score 22 · 3.1 km
- May 18, 2026 · score 43 · 6.8 km
- August 12, 2026 · score 43 · 22.2 km
How we know
Confirmed by 3 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
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 22 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 70% |
| Coordinates | 40.8884, -86.9340 |
| Nearest City | Logansport (51 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Date | 2026-05-18 — time not reported by the source |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cae3538d77441f8488a3072fa0d1fdad |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Pulaski, IN; Starke, IN; Benton, IN; Jasper, IN; Clay, IN; Parke, IN; Vermillion, IN; Vigo, IN and 1 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 1:05PM EDT until May 18 at 1:30PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana |
| Expires | 2026-05-18T13:30:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Northern Indiana |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 4 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cae3538d77441f8488a3072fa0d1fdad1deca0a1.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b2222bf11cf1d8ff887e76f71165a70a61ef073f.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e529670273160911557bcb349dad2217d9bbf086.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2a12f46dbc781cbafa7f360192fcd6ae506918ac.001.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | G |
| Iem Magnitude | 55 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | 1 SSE Sun River Terrace |
| Iem County | Kankakee |
| Iem State | IL |
| Iem Wfo | LOT |
| Iem Remark | Private weather station KILSAINT69 reported 55 mph gust near Sun River Terrace. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_G_41.340_-87.020_1779122400000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1779122400000,"latitude":41.34,"longitude":-87.02},{"id":"iem_G_41.110_-87.730_1779119700000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1779119700000,"latitude":41.11,"longitude":-87.73}] |
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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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.