This alert expired on 16 May 2026 at 22:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 2nd strongest of the 285 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 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 16 at 6:11PM EDT until May 16 at 6:30PM EDT by NWS Louisville KY
An estimated 909,379 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- March 16, 2026 · score 48 · 6.1 km
- August 11, 2026 · score 48 · 9.2 km
- June 9, 2026 · score 48 · 12.8 km
How we know
Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 48 out of 100, at 88 % 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) | 48 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 88% |
| Coordinates | 38.3344, -85.9560 |
| Nearest City | New Albany (13 km) |
| Population Exposed | 909.4K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-16T22:11:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ee86bd48b086660f1d4522c15b729960 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Clark, IN; Floyd, IN; Jefferson, KY; Oldham, KY; Floyd, IN; Harrison, IN; Washington, IN |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 16 at 6:11PM EDT until May 16 at 6:30PM EDT by NWS Louisville KY |
| Expires | 2026-05-16T18:30:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Louisville KY |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 3 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ee86bd48b086660f1d4522c15b729960d0b813e4.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e87b26ffcf811cc0611bc2e5f05efded7fa1abdc.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.839a3c4d7c36030446ceee78167874ff07b2cd5e.002.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | H |
| Iem Magnitude | 1 |
| Iem Unit | Inch |
| Iem City | 2 ESE Brownstown |
| Iem County | Crawford |
| Iem State | IN |
| Iem Wfo | LMK |
| Iem Remark | Several public reports of quarter size hail from the Crawford County EM. |
| Google News RssFeed | weather |
| Google News SourceName | WLKY |
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Series begins 10 February 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.
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