Calamity
CriticalSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 46

Severe Weather in United States

MartinUnited StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 5 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 18 May 2026 at 00:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 68 recorded within 20 km of this point since 13 April 2026 — one other scored the same. The last comparable one was on 14 April 2026.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Tornado Warning issued May 17 at 7:12PM CDT until May 17 at 7:45PM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN

Nearby, since 13 April 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 6 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.

Computed under scoring rules v1. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.

Event Data

TypeSevere Weather
SeverityCritical
Calamity Score (ours)46 / 100
Our confidence70%
Coordinates43.7777, -94.7548
Nearest CityMankato (73 km)
Impact Tierminor
Timestamp2026-05-18T00:12:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Tornado Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.52c2a48b941ebab4eafa3f67ed21f511

Score Breakdown

95
intensity
0
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventTornado Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescBlue Earth, MN; Martin, MN; Watonwan, MN; Cottonwood, MN; Jackson, MN
HeadlineTornado Warning issued May 17 at 7:12PM CDT until May 17 at 7:45PM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Expires2026-05-17T19:45:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount2
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.52c2a48b941ebab4eafa3f67ed21f5116a56ece2.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e44212e3e9ab88f08cf2cd15f33865e96b36f31b.001.1"]
Iem TypeSummaryG
Iem Magnitude55
Iem UnitMPH
Iem City2 ENE Worthington
Iem CountyNobles
Iem StateMN
Iem WfoFSD
Iem RemarkAWOS station KOTG Worthington Airport.
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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.