Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 41 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
11 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest 3 km from here.
This alert expired on 17 May 2026 at 20:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 32nd strongest of the 87 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 7 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 17 at 3:12PM CDT until May 17 at 3:30PM CDT by NWS Sioux Falls SD
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- May 24, 2026 · score 22 · 6.6 km
- May 17, 2026 · score 46 · 17.4 km
- September 8, 2026 · score 46 · 19.9 km
How we know
Confirmed by 13 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 22 out of 100, at 70 % 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 | 70% |
| Coordinates | 43.0014, -97.7786 |
| Nearest City | Mitchell (81 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-17T20:12:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.912e2e6ab6ff6473fa44610a9363b402219466a9.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Bon Homme, SD; Hutchinson, SD; Yankton, SD |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 17 at 3:12PM CDT until May 17 at 3:30PM CDT by NWS Sioux Falls SD |
| Expires | 2026-05-17T15:30:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Sioux Falls SD |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Iem TypeSummary | D |
| Iem City | 2 W Avon |
| Iem County | Bon Homme |
| Iem State | SD |
| Iem Wfo | FSD |
| Iem Remark | Trained spotter reported a shed with its roof blown off. |
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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.