Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 4 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
4 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest <1 km from here.
This alert expired on 19 May 2026 at 01:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 315 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. 46 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Tornado Watch issued May 18 at 5:18PM CDT until May 18 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Dodge City KS
Urban PEI: 15,717 within a heuristic 50 km radius; not unique people.
Nearby, since 10 March 2026
- September 20, 2026 · score 40 · 0.0 km
- September 19, 2026 · score 40 · 0.0 km
- September 15, 2026 · score 28 · 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.
This is our versioned heuristic index, not source severity or a calibrated probability. Urban PEI does not count unique people.
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 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.79/1 |
| Coordinates | 38.5000, -98.8000 |
| Nearest City | Great Bend (16 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 15.7K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-18T22:18:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Tornado Watch_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.917378838b79653cb6cd48975941f5b2 |
Physical priority index · v1. 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: 2026-05-18T22:18:00.000Z.
First archived: 2026-05-18T23:12:29.134Z. Material modification: not recorded.
Retained revisions are prospective; earlier versions may be unavailable. No revision entry does not prove that a record never changed.
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Watch |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| AreaDesc | Barber, KS; Clark, KS; Comanche, KS; Edwards, KS; Kiowa, KS; Pawnee, KS; Pratt, KS; Stafford, KS; Barton, KS; Ellsworth, KS; Lincoln, KS; McPherson, KS; Marion, KS; Rice, KS; Saline, KS; Kingman, KS; Reno, KS and 2 more areas |
| Headline | Tornado Watch issued May 18 at 5:18PM CDT until May 18 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Dodge City KS |
| Expires | 2026-05-18T20:00:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Dodge City KS |
| HasExactCoords | false |
| MergedCount | 5 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.917378838b79653cb6cd48975941f5b22e56e086.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a36e819180f371ceede98a0031d72a8a4190069e.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a36e819180f371ceede98a0031d72a8a4190069e.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a041e6f8b06c16437b3fcac09ee08ee52eb89b8d.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c04214ac54b48e2b0a8c656628b6a7763de87e48.002.1"] |
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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