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.
This alert expired on 16 May 2026 at 23:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Tornado Warning issued May 16 at 6:03PM CDT until May 16 at 6:45PM CDT by NWS Hastings NE
Urban PEI: 33,021 within a heuristic 50 km radius; not unique people.
How we know
3 recorded sources include NOAA; independence is not established by this count.
Our own score for this event is 58 out of 100.
This is our versioned heuristic index, not source severity or a calibrated probability. Urban PEI does not count unique people.
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 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.89/1 |
| Coordinates | 40.8400, -99.2880 |
| Nearest City | Kearney (23 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 33.0K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-16T23:03:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.48453b09a0a93271d8f3548bdc1cce9924ad5f46.001.1 |
Physical priority index · v1. Heuristic priority, not calibrated probability, predictive accuracy or damage. The legacy data-support index combines assigned source support and field availability. Urban PEI is distance-weighted and does not count unique people; zero does not establish that nobody is present. Model cards.
Source and revision timeline
Source: noaa. Occurrence: 2026-05-16T23:03:00.000Z.
First archived: 2026-05-16T23:09:37.000Z. Material modification: not recorded.
Retained revisions are prospective; earlier versions may be unavailable. No revision entry does not prove that a record never changed.
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Buffalo, NE |
| Headline | Tornado Warning issued May 16 at 6:03PM CDT until May 16 at 6:45PM CDT by NWS Hastings NE |
| Expires | 2026-05-16T18:45:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Hastings NE |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Iem TypeSummary | H |
| Iem Magnitude | 1.75 |
| Iem Unit | Inch |
| Iem City | Boelus |
| Iem County | Howard |
| Iem State | NE |
| Iem Wfo | GID |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_H_40.930_-99.370_1778970480000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1778970480000,"latitude":40.93,"longitude":-99.37},{"id":"iem_H_41.080_-98.720_1778972220000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1778972220000,"latitude":41.08,"longitude":-98.72}] |
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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