Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 16 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 17 May 2026 at 03:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 67 recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 April 2026 — 5 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 12 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Tornado Warning issued May 16 at 9:22PM CDT until May 16 at 10:15PM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE
Nearby, since 15 April 2026
- June 20, 2026 · score 22 · 17.8 km
How we know
Confirmed by 16 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 46 out of 100, at 69 % 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 | 69% |
| Coordinates | 40.1499, -96.8324 |
| Nearest City | Lincoln (74 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-17T02:22:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Tornado Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0eda9694acb1678047c2e354f53362db |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Gage, NE; Washington, KS |
| Headline | Tornado Warning issued May 16 at 9:22PM CDT until May 16 at 10:15PM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE |
| Expires | 2026-05-16T22:15:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Omaha/Valley NE |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 3 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0eda9694acb1678047c2e354f53362dbeef396b5.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.06eac48bd5d6c6f20473dac38dd6e511b6219a36.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5a33416edd787939bc3c9562f3dda283d0820718.001.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | H |
| Iem Magnitude | 1 |
| Iem Unit | Inch |
| Iem City | Wilber |
| Iem County | Saline |
| Iem State | NE |
| Iem Wfo | OAX |
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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.