Calamity
criticalSevere weatherCalamity Score: 46

Severe weather in United States

Kit CarsonUnited StatesNOAA

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

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

TypeSevere weather
Severitycritical
Calamity Score (ours)46 / 100
Our confidence64%
Coordinates39.4467, -102.5883
Nearest CityParker (187 km)
Impact Tierminor
Timestamp2026-05-22T01:48:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ea670ec75dacc4a3a08f0ef8b0fcc1f6611224cf.001.1

Score Breakdown

95
intensity
0
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventTornado Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescKit Carson, CO
HeadlineTornado Warning issued May 21 at 7:48PM MDT until May 21 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Goodland KS
Expires2026-05-21T20:00:00-06:00
SenderNameNWS Goodland KS
HasExactCoordstrue
Iem TypeSummaryH
Iem Magnitude1.5
Iem UnitInch
Iem City11 N Seibert
Iem CountyKit Carson
Iem StateCO
Iem WfoGLD
Iem Remarkquarter 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.

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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.