This alert expired on 16 May 2026 at 23:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 138 recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026 — 82 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 5 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 16 at 6:45PM EDT until May 16 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Louisville KY
An estimated 924,632 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- May 16, 2026 · score 48 · 3.1 km
- June 18, 2026 · score 41 · 6.7 km
- March 16, 2026 · score 48 · 9.1 km
How we know
Confirmed by 4 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 48 out of 100, at 89 % 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) | 48 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 89% |
| Coordinates | 38.3788, -85.4806 |
| Nearest City | Saint Matthews (21 km) |
| Population Exposed | 924.6K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-16T22:45:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5e7cdd0a4434f6756c0beaf7fae90f01eb8be62d.002.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Clark, IN; Oldham, KY |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 16 at 6:45PM EDT until May 16 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Louisville KY |
| Expires | 2026-05-16T19:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Louisville KY |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Iem TypeSummary | H |
| Iem Magnitude | 1 |
| Iem Unit | Inch |
| Iem City | Corydon |
| Iem County | Harrison |
| Iem State | IN |
| Iem Wfo | LMK |
| Iem Remark | Residential report of quarter size hail. |
| Google News RssFeed | weather |
| Google News SourceName | WLKY |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_H_38.260_-85.750_1778969700000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1778969700000,"latitude":38.26,"longitude":-85.75},{"id":"iem_H_38.210_-86.130_1778968500000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1778968500000,"latitude":38.21,"longitude":-86.13},{"id":"gnews_weather_494153_151","source":"google_news","severity":"medium","severityValue":40,"timestamp":1778953860000,"latitude":38.25,"longitude":-85.76}] |
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.
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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 48/100, near Saint Matthews (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.