Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 1 minute 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 17:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 6th strongest of the 32 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 7 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Flood Warning issued May 17 at 11:23PM CDT until May 18 at 12:00PM CDT by NWS Dodge City KS
How we know
Confirmed by 20 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 22 out of 100, at 71 % 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 | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 22 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 71% |
| Coordinates | 38.4240, -99.4340 |
| Nearest City | Hays (52 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-18T04:23:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.06aa5ddbc717ebe598b9ae7abb510a0a4b378111.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Flood Warning |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Ness, KS; Pawnee, KS; Rush, KS |
| Headline | Flood Warning issued May 17 at 11:23PM CDT until May 18 at 12:00PM CDT by NWS Dodge City KS |
| Expires | 2026-05-18T12:00:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Dodge City KS |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Iem TypeSummary | H |
| Iem Magnitude | 1.25 |
| Iem Unit | Inch |
| Iem City | 9 S Nekoma |
| Iem County | Pawnee |
| Iem State | KS |
| Iem Wfo | DDC |
| Iem Remark | Social media report of half-dollar sized hail. |
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Safety Information
During flooding: never walk, swim, or drive through floodwaters. Six inches of moving water can knock you down, and one foot of water can sweep away a vehicle. Move to higher ground if waters rise. After flooding, avoid contact with floodwater which may contain sewage, chemicals, or debris. Follow local emergency service guidance.
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 22/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.