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.
Nothing else has been detected within 20 km in the last 24 hours.
This alert expired on 18 May 2026 at 20:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 37 recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026 — 9 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 13 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Tornado Warning issued May 18 at 2:28PM CDT until May 18 at 3:00PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- July 4, 2026 · score 22 · 14.9 km
- May 18, 2026 · score 46 · 17.2 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 46 out of 100, at 64 % 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 | Critical |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 46 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 64% |
| Coordinates | 39.5815, -97.4646 |
| Nearest City | Junction City (82 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-18T19:28:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Tornado Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b5298d0ec0b00e0117c5f84dba13a43b |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Washington, KS; Gage, NE; Jefferson, NE; Ottawa, KS and 2 more areas |
| Headline | Tornado Warning issued May 18 at 2:28PM CDT until May 18 at 3:00PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS |
| Expires | 2026-05-18T15:00:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Topeka KS |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 5 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b5298d0ec0b00e0117c5f84dba13a43be3750b8b.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f179647127cb5e44bf106ab143cf1c4ff532fdca.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.62412a39c492fe9739aa4716dbd93b45a353ee47.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c7fda302a7e1cd8c15a30f429add0378ea65657d.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.89b7f1b2aae49cb46239ace4519d80520aae0e8b.001.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | H |
| Iem Magnitude | 1 |
| Iem Unit | Inch |
| Iem City | 3 S Jamestown |
| Iem County | Cloud |
| Iem State | KS |
| Iem Wfo | TOP |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_H_39.550_-97.860_1779130260000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1779130260000,"latitude":39.55,"longitude":-97.86}] |
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.