This alert expired on 22 May 2026 at 02:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 92 recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026 — 6 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 19 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Tornado Warning issued May 21 at 7:48PM MDT until May 21 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Goodland KS
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- March 15, 2026 · score 22 · 7.9 km
- June 21, 2026 · score 22 · 11.8 km
- May 10, 2026 · score 22 · 14.5 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 46 out of 100, at 64 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Event Data
| Type | Severe weather |
| Severity | critical |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 46 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 64% |
| Coordinates | 39.4467, -102.5883 |
| Nearest City | Parker (187 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-22T01:48:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ea670ec75dacc4a3a08f0ef8b0fcc1f6611224cf.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Kit Carson, CO |
| Headline | Tornado Warning issued May 21 at 7:48PM MDT until May 21 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Goodland KS |
| Expires | 2026-05-21T20:00:00-06:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Goodland KS |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Iem TypeSummary | H |
| Iem Magnitude | 1.5 |
| Iem Unit | Inch |
| Iem City | 11 N Seibert |
| Iem County | Kit Carson |
| Iem State | CO |
| Iem Wfo | GLD |
| Iem Remark | quarter to half dollar size hail. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_H_39.460_-102.880_1779406260000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1779406260000,"latitude":39.46,"longitude":-102.88}] |
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 10 February 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.
Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 46/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.