Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 5 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 1 October 2026 at 18:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is one of only 2 we have recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 14 September 2026.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 1 at 1:01PM CDT until October 1 at 1:45PM CDT by NWS Dodge City KS
Urban PEI: 27,005 within a heuristic 50 km radius; not unique people.
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- August 28, 2026 · 10.0 km
- September 14, 2026 · score 40 · 20.1 km
- July 3, 2026 · 22.4 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 28 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 v5. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.
Event Data
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 28 / 100 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.80/1 |
| Coordinates | 37.8660, -100.8780 |
| Nearest City | Garden City (12 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 27.0K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-10-01T18:01:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.e3f891fa8bee013c88b5c51c9e79c4273574e635.001.1 |
Physical priority index · v5. 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: 2026-10-01T18:01:00.000Z.
First archived: 2026-10-01T18:04:37.573Z. Material modification: not recorded.
Retained revisions are prospective; earlier versions may be unavailable. No revision entry does not prove that a record never changed.
1 retained revision changed source fields this page does not show; the index, severity and version stayed the same.
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| MessageId | urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e3f891fa8bee013c88b5c51c9e79c4273574e635.001.1 |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Finney, KS; Gray, KS; Haskell, KS; Kearny, KS |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 1 at 1:01PM CDT until October 1 at 1:45PM CDT by NWS Dodge City KS |
| Expires | 2026-10-01T13:45:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Dodge City KS |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Spc ReportType | wind |
| Spc Speed | 58 |
| Spc Location | 3 NW Pierceville |
| Spc County | Finney |
| Spc State | KS |
| Spc Comments | ASOS station KGCK Garden City. (DDC) |
| Iem TypeSummary | Thunderstorm wind gust |
| Iem LsrCode | G |
| Iem LsrType | TSTM WND GST |
| Iem Magnitude | 59 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
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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