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 28 May 2026 at 20:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 11 recorded within 20 km of this point since 22 April 2026 — 6 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 28 at 12:51PM PDT until May 28 at 1:15PM PDT by NWS Elko NV
An estimated 20,279 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 22 April 2026
- May 28, 2026 · score 34 · 8.7 km
- July 16, 2026 · score 34 · 20.0 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 34 out of 100, at 85 % 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 | 85% |
| Coordinates | 40.9857, -115.7429 |
| Nearest City | Elko (17 km) |
| Population Exposed | 20.3K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-28T19:51:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.de349a14daaa0d2dfa116b169171380d50c6af42.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Elko, NV; Eureka, NV |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 28 at 12:51PM PDT until May 28 at 1:15PM PDT by NWS Elko NV |
| Expires | 2026-05-28T13:15:00-07:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Elko NV |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Iem TypeSummary | G |
| Iem Magnitude | 60 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | 2 NNE Elko |
| Iem County | Elko |
| Iem State | NV |
| Iem Wfo | LKN |
| Iem Remark | Measured 52 knots at WFO Elko. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_G_40.860_-115.740_1779997200000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1779997200000,"latitude":40.86,"longitude":-115.74}] |
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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