Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 2 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
One other detection within 20 km in the last 24 hours, <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 303 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. 41 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Tornado Watch issued May 18 at 12:53PM CDT until May 18 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Hastings NE
An estimated 15,717 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 10 March 2026
- September 6, 2026 · score 28 · 0.0 km
- August 28, 2026 · score 34 · 0.0 km
- August 7, 2026 · score 34 · 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, at 79 % 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 | High |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 46 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 79% |
| Coordinates | 38.5000, -98.8000 |
| Nearest City | Great Bend (16 km) |
| Population Exposed | 15.7K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-18T17:53:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Tornado Watch_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.db5c201663d70667ddfc8947410ff2f0 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Watch |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| AreaDesc | Mitchell, KS; Barton, KS; Ellsworth, KS; Lincoln, KS; McPherson, KS; Marion, KS; Rice, KS; Saline, KS; Brown, KS; Clay, KS; Cloud, KS; Dickinson, KS; Geary, KS; Jackson, KS; Marshall, KS; Morris, KS; Nemaha, KS; Ottawa, KS; Pottawatomie, KS; Republic, KS; Riley, KS; Washington, KS |
| Headline | Tornado Watch issued May 18 at 12:53PM CDT until May 18 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Hastings NE |
| Expires | 2026-05-18T20:00:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Hastings NE |
| HasExactCoords | false |
| MergedCount | 3 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.db5c201663d70667ddfc8947410ff2f0f6000e70.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f6af59c99996d945d1d9fe60f730f1391f9a0c90.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cf592762d2c61016d0c7f733f87f1671a4e8e675.001.1"] |
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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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 46/100, near Great Bend (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.