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 17 May 2026 at 02:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 3rd strongest of the 29 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 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 16 at 8:20PM CDT until May 16 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
An estimated 33,021 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- August 14, 2026 · score 34 · 5.9 km
- August 28, 2026 · score 16 · 23.1 km
- May 31, 2026 · score 32 · 24.7 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 34 out of 100, at 84 % 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) | 34 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 84% |
| Coordinates | 40.3336, -98.8972 |
| Nearest City | Kearney (44 km) |
| Population Exposed | 33.0K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-17T01:20:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e8f6b23f9e6402130cf22633ad0fa621 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Republic, KS; Butler, NE; Butler, NE; Saunders, NE and 12 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 16 at 8:20PM CDT until May 16 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS |
| Expires | 2026-05-16T21:00:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Topeka KS |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 16 |
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| Google News RssFeed | weather |
| Google News SourceName | USA Herald |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"gnews_weather_494157_172","source":"google_news","severity":"medium","severityValue":40,"timestamp":1778967806000,"latitude":39.8,"longitude":-98.6}] |
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Series begins 8 March 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.
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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 34/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.