Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 2 hours 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 20 June 2026 at 23:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 38 recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026 — 5 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 4 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Tornado Warning issued June 20 at 5:18PM CDT until June 20 at 6:00PM CDT by NWS Goodland KS
How we know
Confirmed by 4 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 | 39.7150, -100.8400 |
| Nearest City | North Platte (156 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-06-20T22:18:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ae11e46337aa76c06f18bff80be08c34604053c5.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Rawlins, KS |
| Headline | Tornado Warning issued June 20 at 5:18PM CDT until June 20 at 6:00PM CDT by NWS Goodland KS |
| Expires | 2026-06-20T18:00:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Goodland KS |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Iem TypeSummary | T |
| Iem City | 1 WNW Atwood |
| Iem County | Rawlins |
| Iem State | KS |
| Iem Wfo | GLD |
| Iem Remark | Multiple reports from chasers of a tornado crossing Highway 36 near Atwood. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_D_39.890_-101.050_1781993160000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1781993160000,"latitude":39.89,"longitude":-101.05},{"id":"iem_H_39.990_-100.950_1781992200000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1781992200000,"latitude":39.99,"longitude":-100.95},{"id":"iem_T_39.810_-101.050_1781993220000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1781993220000,"latitude":39.81,"longitude":-101.05}] |
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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