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 30 May 2026 at 22:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 2nd strongest of the 24 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 7 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 30 at 4:26PM CDT until May 30 at 5:15PM CDT by NWS Dodge City KS
An estimated 15,717 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- September 8, 2026 · score 16 · 12.5 km
- September 3, 2026 · score 16 · 12.5 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 28 out of 100, at 81 % 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) | 28 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 81% |
| Coordinates | 37.9382, -98.9448 |
| Nearest City | Great Bend (50 km) |
| Population Exposed | 15.7K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-30T21:26:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f8c195a37d0925f6d0a42c3f31e87651 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Ness, KS; Pawnee, KS; Rush, KS; Trego, KS; Harper, KS; Kingman, KS |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 30 at 4:26PM CDT until May 30 at 5:15PM CDT by NWS Dodge City KS |
| Expires | 2026-05-30T17:15:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Dodge City KS |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f8c195a37d0925f6d0a42c3f31e876519ba7c0d2.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.39bb8c38c3e4416ed683705be136fb54fc4e33db.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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