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.
This alert is in force until 20 September 2026, 04:00 UTC.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued September 19 at 3:22PM CDT until September 19 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Dodge City KS
Urban PEI: 15,717 within a heuristic 50 km radius; not unique people.
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.
This is our versioned heuristic index, not source severity or a calibrated probability. Urban PEI does not count unique people.
Computed under scoring rules v5. 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 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.79/1 |
| Coordinates | 38.5000, -98.8000 |
| Nearest City | Great Bend (16 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 15.7K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-19T20:22:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.a0a549245c31f5e8ec16e33e65f167b555c26b4e.001.1 |
Physical priority index · v5. Heuristic priority, not calibrated probability, predictive accuracy or damage. The legacy data-support index combines assigned source support and field availability. Urban PEI is distance-weighted and does not count unique people; zero does not establish that nobody is present. Model cards.
Source and revision timeline
Source: noaa. Occurrence: 2026-09-19T20:22:00.000Z.
First archived: 2026-09-19T20:29:06.652Z. Material modification: not recorded.
Retained revisions are prospective; earlier versions may be unavailable. No revision entry does not prove that a record never changed.
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Watch |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| AreaDesc | Barber, KS; Comanche, KS; Kiowa, KS; Pratt, KS; Stafford, KS; Butler, KS; Chase, KS; Ellsworth, KS; Harper, KS; Harvey, KS; Kingman, KS; McPherson, KS; Marion, KS; Reno, KS; Rice, KS; Saline, KS; Sedgwick, KS; Sumner, KS |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued September 19 at 3:22PM CDT until September 19 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Dodge City KS |
| Expires | 2026-09-19T23:00:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Dodge City KS |
| HasExactCoords | false |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a0a549245c31f5e8ec16e33e65f167b555c26b4e.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.18fc6a20050c6bf9beed5298a509f2f2bc083c07.001.1"] |
Safety Information
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Series begins 8 March 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.
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