This alert expired on 16 May 2026 at 23:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the strongest of the 28 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 3 April 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 8 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Tornado Warning issued May 16 at 5:52PM CDT until May 16 at 6:30PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Nearby, since 3 April 2026
- May 31, 2026 · score 16 · 13.4 km
- August 5, 2026 · score 16 · 18.4 km
How we know
Confirmed by 14 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 46 out of 100, at 69 % 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 | Critical |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 46 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 69% |
| Coordinates | 40.7580, -94.7320 |
| Nearest City | Bellevue (106 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-16T22:52:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.84b57e2042385d17b66c227894aaed2fa711d1fd.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Taylor, IA |
| Headline | Tornado Warning issued May 16 at 5:52PM CDT until May 16 at 6:30PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA |
| Expires | 2026-05-16T18:30:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Des Moines IA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Iem TypeSummary | H |
| Iem Magnitude | 2 |
| Iem Unit | Inch |
| Iem City | 2 N Gravity |
| Iem County | Taylor |
| Iem State | IA |
| Iem Wfo | DMX |
| Iem Remark | Via Spotter Network. |
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Safety Information
If a tornado warning is issued: go to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor, away from windows. A vehicle and a mobile home are not shelter. Cover your head and neck. Wait for the official all-clear before going outside, and watch for downed power lines and gas leaks afterwards.
Series begins 8 March 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 46/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.