Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 5 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
One other detection within 20 km in the last 24 hours, <1 km from here.
This alert expired on 6 June 2026 at 05:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 85th strongest of the 304 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 10 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 5 June 2026. 40 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued June 5 at 9:35PM CDT until June 6 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Hastings NE
An estimated 15,717 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 10 March 2026
- September 12, 2026 · score 28 · 0.0 km
- September 6, 2026 · score 28 · 0.0 km
- August 28, 2026 · score 34 · 0.0 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 34 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) | 34 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 81% |
| Coordinates | 38.5000, -98.8000 |
| Nearest City | Great Bend (16 km) |
| Population Exposed | 15.7K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-06-06T02:35:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Watch_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.174d6d06a384386164469f508673f91a |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Watch |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| AreaDesc | Jewell, KS; Clay, NE; Fillmore, NE; Hamilton, NE; Nuckolls, NE; Polk, NE; Thayer, NE; York, NE; Doniphan, KS; Andrew, MO; Atchison, MO; Holt, MO; Nodaway, MO; Brown, KS; Marshall, KS; Nemaha, KS; Republic, KS; Washington, KS |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued June 5 at 9:35PM CDT until June 6 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Hastings NE |
| Expires | 2026-06-06T00:00:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Hastings NE |
| HasExactCoords | false |
| MergedCount | 3 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.174d6d06a384386164469f508673f91a99e5a9fd.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c36c221ab0a745fbf658aa8b03bb86ec1d29bf1b.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.326a897d0160382c1373214489b2db05c31f38e5.001.1"] |
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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