Calamity
mediumSevere weatherCalamity Score: 22

Severe weather in United States

CowleyUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 21 June 2026 at 11:16 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 5th strongest of the 71 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 17 April 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 14 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 21 at 6:09AM CDT until June 21 at 6:15AM CDT by NWS Wichita KS

Nearby, since 17 April 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 22 out of 100, at 65 % confidence.

The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.

Event Data

TypeSevere weather
Severitymedium
Calamity Score (ours)22 / 100
Our confidence65%
Coordinates37.1356, -96.6122
Nearest CityPonca City (64 km)
Impact Tierminor
Timestamp2026-06-21T11:09:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.708373ef18edb4251920094e490dae362976a497.001.1

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
0
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescChautauqua, KS; Cowley, KS
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued June 21 at 6:09AM CDT until June 21 at 6:15AM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
Expires2026-06-21T06:16:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Wichita KS
HasExactCoordstrue
Iem TypeSummaryG
Iem Magnitude58
Iem UnitMPH
Iem City1 SSW Derby
Iem CountySedgwick
Iem StateKS
Iem WfoICT
MergedSources[{"id":"iem_G_37.540_-97.270_1782022860000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1782022860000,"latitude":37.54,"longitude":-97.27}]

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 22/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.