Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 6 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 15 May 2026 at 03:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 85th strongest of the 303 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 10 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 5 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 14 at 7:27PM CDT until May 14 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
An estimated 15,717 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 10 March 2026
- September 6, 2026 · score 28 · 0.0 km
- August 28, 2026 · score 34 · 0.0 km
- August 7, 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 80 % 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 | 80% |
| Coordinates | 38.5000, -98.8000 |
| Nearest City | Great Bend (16 km) |
| Population Exposed | 15.7K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-15T00:27:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Watch_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.afad952063a6e29669d5da36dc773a4d |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Watch |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| AreaDesc | Barton, KS; Ellsworth, KS; Harper, KS; Kingman, KS; Lincoln, KS; Reno, KS; Rice, KS; Russell, KS; Sedgwick, KS; Sumner, KS; Chase, KS; McPherson, KS; Marion, KS; Saline, KS; Barber, KS; Clark, KS; Comanche, KS; Edwards, KS; Ellis, KS; Finney, KS; Ford, KS; Grant, KS; Gray, KS; Haskell, KS; Hodgeman, KS; Kiowa, KS; Lane, KS; Meade, KS; Morton, KS; Ness, KS; Pawnee, KS; Pratt, KS; Rush, KS; Seward, KS; Stafford, KS; Stevens, KS; Trego, KS |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 14 at 7:27PM CDT until May 14 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS |
| Expires | 2026-05-14T22:00:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Wichita KS |
| HasExactCoords | false |
| MergedCount | 3 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.afad952063a6e29669d5da36dc773a4d117c4f67.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.afad952063a6e29669d5da36dc773a4d117c4f67.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.77af13208b99cfff6e34ae57646506affe01e4cb.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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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 34/100, near Great Bend (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.