This alert expired on 16 May 2026 at 22:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 39 recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026 — 24 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 5 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 16 at 3:41PM MDT until May 16 at 4:00PM MDT by NWS Denver CO
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- June 8, 2026 · score 16 · 10.2 km
- July 23, 2026 · score 22 · 16.0 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 22 out of 100, at 58 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Event Data
| Type | Severe weather |
| Severity | medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 22 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 58% |
| Coordinates | 39.2438, -103.3038 |
| Nearest City | Cimarron Hills (128 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-16T21:41:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.306ec361a1214b1e762ec3ec54445d9cf4b5b673.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Lincoln, CO |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 16 at 3:41PM MDT until May 16 at 4:00PM MDT by NWS Denver CO |
| Expires | 2026-05-16T16:00:00-06:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Denver CO |
| HasExactCoords | true |
Safety Information
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Series begins 10 February 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.
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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 188 scientific monitoring sources.