This alert expired on 17 May 2026 at 19:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 13th strongest of the 41 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 17 May 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. One more was recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 17 at 1:41PM CDT until May 17 at 2:15PM CDT by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
An estimated 202,669 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 17 May 2026
- July 27, 2026 · score 43 · 9.7 km
- June 16, 2026 · score 43 · 11.2 km
- September 4, 2026 · score 54 · 17.8 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 84 % 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 | 84% |
| Coordinates | 43.5913, -88.0987 |
| Nearest City | West Bend (19 km) |
| Population Exposed | 202.7K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-17T18:41:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5b821da39207f6f830e08297e64d7fd72d94a40c.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Fond du Lac, WI; Sheboygan, WI; Washington, WI |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 17 at 1:41PM CDT until May 17 at 2:15PM CDT by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI |
| Expires | 2026-05-17T14:15:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Google News RssFeed | weather |
| Google News SourceName | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"gnews_weather_494176_133","source":"google_news","severity":"medium","severityValue":40,"timestamp":1779036120000,"latitude":43.04,"longitude":-87.91}] |
Safety Information
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Series begins 8 March 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 43/100, near West Bend (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.