Reported by SPC 93 days ago.
No stronger detection stands among the 57 recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026 — 7 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
SPC reported: Hail 100 in near 5 SSE Newton, Harvey, KS. (ICT)
An estimated 438,844 people live within 50 km of this point.
How we know
Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including SPC.
Our own score for this event is 49 out of 100, at 81 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Event Data
| Type | Severe weather |
| Severity | high |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 49 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 81% |
| Coordinates | 37.9700, -97.3100 |
| Nearest City | Newton (10 km) |
| Population Exposed | 438.8K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | severe |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-31T01:25:00.000Z |
| Source | https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| ReportType | hail |
| Speed | 100 |
| Location | 5 SSE Newton |
| County | Harvey |
| State | KS |
| Comments | (ICT) |
| Iem TypeSummary | G |
| Iem Magnitude | 60 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | Walton |
| Iem County | Harvey |
| Iem State | KS |
| Iem Wfo | ICT |
| Iem Remark | Gusts near 60 mph. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_H_37.970_-97.310_1780190700000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1780190700000,"latitude":37.97,"longitude":-97.31},{"id":"iem_G_38.120_-97.250_1780185300000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1780185300000,"latitude":38.12,"longitude":-97.25}] |
Safety Information
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Series begins 10 February 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.
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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 49/100, near Newton (United States), based on data from spc. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 187 scientific monitoring sources.