This alert expired on 15 May 2026 at 01:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 2nd strongest of the 27 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 17 April 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 3 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 14 at 7:56PM CDT until May 14 at 8:30PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
Nearby, since 17 April 2026
- July 4, 2026 · score 22 · 3.8 km
- June 2, 2026 · score 34 · 15.7 km
- June 2, 2026 · score 22 · 20.5 km
How we know
Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 22 out of 100, at 70 % 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 | 70% |
| Coordinates | 37.2100, -97.7640 |
| Nearest City | Derby (58 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-15T00:56:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3ce9a45f64702e9c56f060aae0ba4de73ad0e17d.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Harper, KS; Sumner, KS |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 14 at 7:56PM CDT until May 14 at 8:30PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS |
| Expires | 2026-05-14T20:30:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Wichita KS |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Iem TypeSummary | N |
| Iem Magnitude | 62 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | Pretty Prairie |
| Iem County | Reno |
| Iem State | KS |
| Iem Wfo | ICT |
| Iem Remark | short duration heat burst evident on PWS. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_N_37.780_-98.030_1778800020000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1778800020000,"latitude":37.78,"longitude":-98.03},{"id":"iem_N_37.780_-98.020_1778800380000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1778800380000,"latitude":37.78,"longitude":-98.02}] |
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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.