Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 3 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 18 May 2026 at 06:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 191 recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026 — 21 others scored the same. The last comparable one was on 15 May 2026. One more was recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Tornado Watch issued May 17 at 6:12PM CDT until May 18 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Urban PEI: 16,788 within a heuristic 50 km radius; not unique people.
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- September 11, 2026 · score 28 · 0.0 km
- September 4, 2026 · score 28 · 0.0 km
- September 3, 2026 · score 28 · 0.0 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 46 out of 100.
This is our versioned heuristic index, not source severity or a calibrated probability. Urban PEI does not count unique people.
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 | High |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 46 / 100 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.80/1 |
| Coordinates | 46.0000, -94.3000 |
| Nearest City | Sartell (43 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 16.8K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-17T23:12:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a0f278e94570b5aa3834f4433f99d40507948f40.001.1 |
Physical priority index · v1. Heuristic priority, not calibrated probability, predictive accuracy or damage. The legacy data-support index combines assigned source support and field availability. Urban PEI is distance-weighted and does not count unique people; zero does not establish that nobody is present. Model cards.
Source and revision timeline
Source: noaa. Occurrence: 2026-05-17T23:12:00.000Z.
First archived: 2026-05-18T03:31:12.864Z. Material modification: not recorded.
Retained revisions are prospective; earlier versions may be unavailable. No revision entry does not prove that a record never changed.
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Watch |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| AreaDesc | Blue Earth, MN; Brown, MN; Faribault, MN; Freeborn, MN; Martin, MN; Nicollet, MN; Steele, MN; Waseca, MN; Watonwan, MN |
| Headline | Tornado Watch issued May 17 at 6:12PM CDT until May 18 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN |
| Expires | 2026-05-18T01:00:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN |
| HasExactCoords | false |
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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