This alert expired on 15 May 2026 at 23:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 32 recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026 — 13 others scored the same. The last comparable one was on 13 April 2026. One more was recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 15 at 5:27PM CDT until May 15 at 6:15PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- June 1, 2026 · score 22 · 10.2 km
- May 26, 2026 · score 22 · 13.5 km
- August 9, 2026 · score 22 · 14.1 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 22 out of 100, at 60 % 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) | 22 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 60% |
| Coordinates | 43.3786, -94.6243 |
| Nearest City | Mankato (100 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-15T22:27:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5fcf96abd42d95ff827db3e530bb6eca10d1a664.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Emmet, IA; Palo Alto, IA |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 15 at 5:27PM CDT until May 15 at 6:15PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA |
| Expires | 2026-05-15T18:15:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Des Moines IA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
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 22/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.