Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 4 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 19:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 69 recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026 — 2 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 14 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Tornado Warning issued May 18 at 2:06PM CDT until May 18 at 2:45PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
An estimated 47,813 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- May 31, 2026 · score 40 · 7.0 km
- June 22, 2026 · score 34 · 8.7 km
- May 18, 2026 · score 58 · 12.9 km
How we know
Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 58 out of 100, at 90 % 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) | 58 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 90% |
| Coordinates | 39.0133, -98.0417 |
| Nearest City | Salina (42 km) |
| Population Exposed | 47.8K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-18T19:06:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.26d6a4c43cfb4ff4e71cd1471096a7f8ec7e9626.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Lincoln, KS |
| Headline | Tornado Warning issued May 18 at 2:06PM CDT until May 18 at 2:45PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS |
| Expires | 2026-05-18T14:45:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Wichita KS |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Iem TypeSummary | H |
| Iem Magnitude | 1 |
| Iem Unit | Inch |
| Iem City | 2 E Lincoln |
| Iem County | Lincoln |
| Iem State | KS |
| Iem Wfo | ICT |
| Iem Remark | Storm chaser also reported a low hanging wall cloud. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_H_39.000_-98.150_1779130680000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1779130680000,"latitude":39,"longitude":-98.15},{"id":"iem_H_39.040_-98.110_1779130860000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1779130860000,"latitude":39.04,"longitude":-98.11}] |
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 58/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.