Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 12 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 02:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 68 recorded within 20 km of this point since 23 April 2026 — 5 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 6 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Tornado Warning issued May 16 at 8:22PM CDT until May 16 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Nearby, since 23 April 2026
- May 17, 2026 · score 46 · 16.0 km
- June 13, 2026 · score 22 · 17.7 km
How we know
Confirmed by 4 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 | 40.1290, -97.0190 |
| Nearest City | Lincoln (80 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-17T01:22:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Tornado Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.db0795dd881b0a37d52abbf02c46b790 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Republic, KS; Washington, KS; Gage, NE |
| Headline | Tornado Warning issued May 16 at 8:22PM CDT until May 16 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS |
| Expires | 2026-05-16T21:00:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Topeka KS |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.db0795dd881b0a37d52abbf02c46b790e6589d85.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f9c78c6573bfb44dd6f5a3ea5fffb7eb21aac62b.001.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | H |
| Iem Magnitude | 1 |
| Iem Unit | Inch |
| Iem City | Wilber |
| Iem County | Saline |
| Iem State | NE |
| Iem Wfo | OAX |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_H_40.380_-96.930_1778979420000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1778979420000,"latitude":40.38,"longitude":-96.93},{"id":"iem_H_40.300_-97.060_1778977140000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1778977140000,"latitude":40.3,"longitude":-97.06},{"id":"iem_H_40.480_-96.960_1778979000000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1778979000000,"latitude":40.48,"longitude":-96.96}] |
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.