Calamity
CriticalSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 46

Severe Weather in United States

MartinUnited StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 18 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 18 May 2026 at 00:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 68 recorded within 20 km of this point since 13 April 2026 — one other scored the same. The last comparable one was on 14 April 2026.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Tornado Warning issued May 17 at 7:12PM CDT until May 17 at 7:45PM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN

Nearby, since 13 April 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 6 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 46 out of 100, at 70 % 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

TypeSevere Weather
SeverityCritical
Calamity Score (ours)46 / 100
Our confidence70%
Coordinates43.7777, -94.7548
Nearest CityMankato (73 km)
Impact Tierminor
Timestamp2026-05-18T00:12:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Tornado Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.52c2a48b941ebab4eafa3f67ed21f511

Score Breakdown

95
intensity
0
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventTornado Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescBlue Earth, MN; Martin, MN; Watonwan, MN; Cottonwood, MN; Jackson, MN
HeadlineTornado Warning issued May 17 at 7:12PM CDT until May 17 at 7:45PM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Expires2026-05-17T19:45:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount2
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.52c2a48b941ebab4eafa3f67ed21f5116a56ece2.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e44212e3e9ab88f08cf2cd15f33865e96b36f31b.001.1"]
Iem TypeSummaryG
Iem Magnitude55
Iem UnitMPH
Iem City2 ENE Worthington
Iem CountyNobles
Iem StateMN
Iem WfoFSD
Iem RemarkAWOS station KOTG Worthington Airport.
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Safety Information

If a tornado warning is issued: go to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor, away from windows. A vehicle and a mobile home are not shelter. Cover your head and neck. Wait for the official all-clear before going outside, and watch for downed power lines and gas leaks afterwards.

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 46/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.