Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 35 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 17 May 2026 at 04:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 20th strongest of the 111 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 Watch issued May 16 at 5:29PM MDT until May 16 at 10:00PM MDT by NWS Denver CO
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- September 5, 2026 · score 16 · 0.0 km
- August 13, 2026 · score 22 · 0.0 km
- August 12, 2026 · score 22 · 0.0 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 22 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 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) | 22 / 100 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.59/1 |
| Coordinates | 39.1000, -105.4000 |
| Nearest City | Castle Rock (55 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 0 within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-16T23:29:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Watch_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d8ccd37172c57e2059125027ad6a0fef |
Physical priority index · v1. 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: 2026-05-16T23:29:00.000Z.
First archived: 2026-05-17T01:33:01.600Z. 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 | Logan, CO; Phillips, CO; Sedgwick, CO; Cheyenne, CO; Kit Carson, CO; Yuma, CO; Cheyenne, KS; Decatur, KS; Gove, KS; Graham, KS; Logan, KS; Norton, KS; Rawlins, KS; Sheridan, KS; Sherman, KS; Thomas, KS; Wallace, KS; Dundy, NE; Hitchcock, NE; Red Willow, NE |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 16 at 5:29PM MDT until May 16 at 10:00PM MDT by NWS Denver CO |
| Expires | 2026-05-16T22:00:00-06:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Denver CO |
| HasExactCoords | false |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d8ccd37172c57e2059125027ad6a0fefbae9f41d.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c3856cc4170411375cf33213c98962b6e385ccc3.001.1"] |
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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