Calamity
criticalSevere weatherCalamity Score: 46

Severe Weather in United States

RepublicUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 18 May 2026 at 01:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 83 recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026 — 13 others scored the same. The last comparable one was on 17 May 2026. 15 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Tornado Warning issued May 17 at 7:35PM CDT until May 17 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS

Nearby, since 15 March 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 23 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 46 out of 100, at 70 % confidence.

The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.

Event Data

TypeSevere weather
Severitycritical
Calamity Score (ours)46 / 100
Our confidence70%
Coordinates39.9633, -97.4237
Nearest CityHastings (108 km)
Impact Tierminor
Timestamp2026-05-18T00:35:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Tornado Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.303c7c949c9ca8782c198f5d408165c2

Score Breakdown

95
intensity
0
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventTornado Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescLincoln, KS; Gage, NE; Jefferson, NE; Lancaster, NE; Saline, NE; Jefferson, NE; Saline, NE
HeadlineTornado Warning issued May 17 at 7:35PM CDT until May 17 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
Expires2026-05-17T20:00:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Wichita KS
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount3
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.303c7c949c9ca8782c198f5d408165c23c71bef8.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fb3ae683cb98bff3f20632ce576285cedf4e7215.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.321f0cf8e4f698b834dced0016bfa77f17b6355a.001.1"]
Iem TypeSummaryG
Iem Magnitude60
Iem UnitMPH
Iem City3 WSW Oak
Iem CountyNuckolls
Iem StateNE
Iem WfoGID
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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 10 February 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.