Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 46

Severe Weather near Great Bend

BartonUnited StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 2 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 11 June 2026 at 02:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 304 recorded within 20 km of this point since 10 March 2026 — 77 others scored the same. The last comparable one was on 10 June 2026. 81 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Tornado Watch issued June 10 at 7:40PM CDT until June 10 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS

An estimated 15,717 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 10 March 2026

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, at 79 % 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
SeverityMedium
Calamity Score (ours)46 / 100
Our confidence79%
Coordinates38.5000, -98.8000
Nearest CityGreat Bend (16 km)
Population Exposed15.7K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-06-11T00:40:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Tornado Watch_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8163c8b5253a2adf7a77b63d8a060b42

Score Breakdown

65
intensity
40
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventTornado Watch
UrgencyFuture
CertaintyPossible
AreaDescBrown, KS; Dickinson, KS; Douglas, KS; Geary, KS; Jackson, KS; Jefferson, KS; Lyon, KS; Morris, KS; Nemaha, KS; Osage, KS; Pottawatomie, KS; Riley, KS; Shawnee, KS; Wabaunsee, KS; Barton, KS; Ellsworth, KS; Rice, KS; Chase, KS; Harvey, KS; McPherson, KS; Marion, KS; Saline, KS and 1 more areas
HeadlineTornado Watch issued June 10 at 7:40PM CDT until June 10 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Expires2026-06-10T21:00:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Topeka KS
HasExactCoordsfalse
MergedCount4
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8163c8b5253a2adf7a77b63d8a060b42848569ba.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.339601d93bb7e343c9ef87c2f8dae1ece8853eba.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.339601d93bb7e343c9ef87c2f8dae1ece8853eba.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f9b72de6e352c65d04c151ecfa8d3287f721b1b5.001.1"]

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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