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 30 May 2026 at 02:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 25 recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026 — 12 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 2 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 29 at 8:18PM CDT until May 29 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Dodge City KS
An estimated 21,092 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- July 1, 2026 · score 34 · 21.3 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 34 out of 100, at 78 % 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) | 34 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 78% |
| Coordinates | 38.9200, -99.1717 |
| Nearest City | Hays (14 km) |
| Population Exposed | 21.1K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-30T01:18:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bbf8499abfd56225234c53eed8baa2a55f4560ff.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Ellis, KS |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 29 at 8:18PM CDT until May 29 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Dodge City KS |
| Expires | 2026-05-29T21:00:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Dodge City KS |
| HasExactCoords | true |
Safety Information
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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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