This alert expired on 6 August 2026 at 02:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 18th strongest of the 30 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 18 April 2026. The last comparable one was on 26 June 2026.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 5 at 8:47PM CDT until August 5 at 9:45PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
Nearby, since 18 April 2026
- May 19, 2026 · score 22 · 4.7 km
- June 26, 2026 · score 22 · 9.6 km
- August 6, 2026 · score 16 · 9.7 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 16 out of 100, at 61 % 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) | 16 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 61% |
| Coordinates | 37.5560, -96.2420 |
| Nearest City | Derby (91 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-06T01:47:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.51bf012275ab4978abec1e1b48e004d103bb0dfb.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Elk, KS; Greenwood, KS |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 5 at 8:47PM CDT until August 5 at 9:45PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS |
| Expires | 2026-08-05T21:45:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Wichita KS |
| 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.
This data is aggregated algorithmically from scientific sources. Not a replacement for official emergency warnings.
Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 16/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.