Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 8 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
Nothing else has been detected within 20 km in the last 24 hours.
This alert expired on 17 May 2026 at 01:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 57 recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026 — 8 others scored the same. The last comparable one was on 27 April 2026.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Tornado Warning issued May 16 at 8:03PM CDT until May 16 at 8:30PM CDT by NWS Goodland KS
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- May 17, 2026 · score 46 · 0.0 km
- June 21, 2026 · score 46 · 4.2 km
- June 20, 2026 · score 46 · 13.5 km
How we know
Confirmed by 17 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 | 39.3260, -100.6240 |
| Nearest City | Hays (122 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-17T01:03:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.93fb9f0ffa98365d8598f57291600f1836f7802b.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Sheridan, KS |
| Headline | Tornado Warning issued May 16 at 8:03PM CDT until May 16 at 8:30PM CDT by NWS Goodland KS |
| Expires | 2026-05-16T20:30:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Goodland KS |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Iem TypeSummary | H |
| Iem Magnitude | 1 |
| Iem Unit | Inch |
| Iem City | 10 NNW Brewster |
| Iem County | Sherman |
| Iem State | KS |
| Iem Wfo | GLD |
| Iem Remark | Off duty NWS Employee reports 1 inch hail. |
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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.