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 31 May 2026 at 02:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 9th strongest of the 43 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 10 April 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 3 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 30 at 8:49PM CDT until May 30 at 9:15PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Nearby, since 10 April 2026
- June 9, 2026 · score 34 · 8.5 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 22 out of 100, at 60 % 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 | 60% |
| Coordinates | 38.4694, -97.0041 |
| Nearest City | Newton (56 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-31T01:49:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cf60f66d9348d8f7ba104850be029f6a |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Pottawatomie, KS; Pottawatomie, KS; Riley, KS; Harvey, KS; Sedgwick, KS and 2 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 30 at 8:49PM CDT until May 30 at 9:15PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS |
| Expires | 2026-05-30T21:15:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Topeka KS |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 5 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cf60f66d9348d8f7ba104850be029f6ab8d66bec.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fa0b74eb01d3f961051e8b90f9a6f5bcf5b03bfd.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.90654f1bf144051af411138a90bb833b3d7100e3.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8809f6edab5365422af225efca84f18831042aa6.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6ee72b7e5fae66cac9c3779b2e8fb257096ad3eb.001.1"] |
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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