This alert expired on 16 May 2026 at 22:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 42nd strongest of the 66 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 May 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 2 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 16 at 4:21PM CDT until May 16 at 5:00PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE
An estimated 24,194 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 May 2026
- July 27, 2026 · score 34 · 16.1 km
- August 28, 2026 · score 40 · 18.8 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 34 out of 100, at 78 % 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) | 34 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 78% |
| Coordinates | 40.8580, -100.7960 |
| Nearest City | North Platte (29 km) |
| Population Exposed | 24.2K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-16T21:21:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.51a5bc4f483fcfab1ae67111d9c9d3af40eb4e4c.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Lincoln, NE |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 16 at 4:21PM CDT until May 16 at 5:00PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE |
| Expires | 2026-05-16T17:00:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS North Platte NE |
| 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 34/100, near North Platte (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 187 scientific monitoring sources.