Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 7 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 19 May 2026 at 06:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 303 recorded within 20 km of this point since 10 March 2026 — 77 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 62 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Tornado Watch issued May 18 at 11:23PM CDT until May 19 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
An estimated 15,717 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 10 March 2026
- September 6, 2026 · score 28 · 0.0 km
- August 28, 2026 · score 34 · 0.0 km
- August 7, 2026 · score 34 · 0.0 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, at 80 % 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 | High |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 46 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 80% |
| Coordinates | 38.5000, -98.8000 |
| Nearest City | Great Bend (16 km) |
| Population Exposed | 15.7K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-19T04:23:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Tornado Watch_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.87479931d84cbfa198f91cfb28f89a9c |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Watch |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| AreaDesc | Butler, KS; Chautauqua, KS; Cowley, KS; Elk, KS; Greenwood, KS; Montgomery, KS; Sumner, KS; Wilson, KS; Woodson, KS; Linn, KS; Miami, KS; Adair, MO; Bates, MO; Carroll, MO; Cass, MO; Chariton, MO; Cooper, MO; Henry, MO; Howard, MO; Johnson, MO; Lafayette, MO; Linn, MO; Macon, MO; Pettis, MO; Putnam, MO; Randolph, MO; Saline, MO; Schuyler, MO; Sullivan, MO; Anderson, KS; Coffey, KS; Franklin, KS |
| Headline | Tornado Watch issued May 18 at 11:23PM CDT until May 19 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Wichita KS |
| Expires | 2026-05-19T01:00:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Wichita KS |
| HasExactCoords | false |
| MergedCount | 3 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.87479931d84cbfa198f91cfb28f89a9cfb221533.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3f16eed885020f460bd36eb939137a960de8895b.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ff8346e93cdf27944e4e93c72f6c7d7181916f78.002.1"] |
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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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 46/100, near Great Bend (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.