Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 3 minutes ago, and this point is in it.
4 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest <1 km from here.
This alert expired on 1 October 2026 at 00:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 5 recorded within 20 km of this point since 9 April 2026 — 4 others scored the same. The last comparable one was on 30 September 2026. 2 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Tornado Warning issued September 30 at 7:26PM CDT until September 30 at 7:45PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
Nearby, since 9 April 2026
- September 30, 2026 · score 46 · 7.5 km
- October 1, 2026 · score 46 · 10.0 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 46 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 | Critical |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 46 / 100 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.59/1 |
| Coordinates | 39.2257, -98.2832 |
| Nearest City | Salina (72 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 0 within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-10-01T00:26:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.489130e5f87f9ad910dcd7df401b162144986258.001.1 |
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: 2026-10-01T00:26:00.000Z.
First archived: 2026-10-01T00:12:56.485Z. Material modification: 2026-10-01T00:34:19.740Z.
Retained revisions are prospective; earlier versions may be unavailable. No revision entry does not prove that a record never changed.
2 retained revisions changed source fields this page does not show; the index, severity and version stayed the same.
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Warning |
| MessageId | urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.489130e5f87f9ad910dcd7df401b162144986258.001.1 |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Lincoln, KS; Mitchell, KS |
| Headline | Tornado Warning issued September 30 at 7:26PM CDT until September 30 at 7:45PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS |
| Expires | 2026-09-30T19:45:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Wichita KS |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c6730abc265bb57f2134162ca7448d34ff5aab5a.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.835826faa9154e31debc1d7f164fc536e2ab2b38.001.1"] |
| Spc ReportType | tornado |
| Spc Speed | UNK |
| Spc Location | 4 S Ash Grove |
| Spc County | Lincoln |
| Spc State | KS |
| Spc Comments | Multi-vortex tornado ongoing. (ICT) |
| Iem TypeSummary | Funnel cloud |
| Iem LsrCode | C |
| Iem LsrType | FUNNEL CLOUD |
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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