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 14:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 3rd strongest of the 120 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 12 May 2026. One more was recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 8:18AM CDT until May 18 at 9:15AM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
An estimated 317,347 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- August 13, 2026 · score 43 · 3.4 km
- May 18, 2026 · score 43 · 9.1 km
- March 15, 2026 · score 43 · 9.6 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 81 % 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) | 43 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 81% |
| Coordinates | 40.4843, -89.6771 |
| Nearest City | Pekin (10 km) |
| Population Exposed | 317.3K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-18T13:18:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3c11bfb64d6d392285ba623a986370831f858c1f.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Fulton, IL; Logan, IL; Mason, IL; Peoria, IL; Tazewell, IL |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 8:18AM CDT until May 18 at 9:15AM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL |
| Expires | 2026-05-18T09:15:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Lincoln IL |
| HasExactCoords | true |
Safety Information
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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 43/100, near Pekin (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.