Right now
The most recent data we hold from SPC arrived 82 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
15 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest <1 km from here.
Reported by SPC today.
No stronger detection stands among the 75 recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026 — 15 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 13 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
SPC reported: Hail 175 in near 1 E Selkirk, Wichita, KS. EM relayed report of golf ball size hail near Selkirk. (GLD)
How we know
2 recorded sources include SPC; independence is not established by this count.
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 | High |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 28 / 100 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.56/1 |
| Coordinates | 38.4700, -101.5200 |
| Nearest City | Garden City (79 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 0 within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-20T02:15:00.000Z |
| Source | https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html |
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: spc. Occurrence: 2026-09-20T02:15:00.000Z.
First archived: 2026-09-20T03:47:43.984Z. Material modification: not recorded.
Retained revisions are prospective; earlier versions may be unavailable. No revision entry does not prove that a record never changed.
2026-09-20T04:36:03.144Z · data_change
Index 28 → 28; severity high → high; version 5 → 5.
2026-09-20T04:30:43.028Z · data_change
Index 28 → 28; severity high → high; version 5 → 5.
2026-09-20T04:20:02.597Z · data_change
Index 28 → 28; severity high → high; version 5 → 5.
2026-09-20T04:09:23.435Z · data_change
Index 28 → 28; severity high → high; version 5 → 5.
2026-09-20T04:04:00.897Z · data_change
Index 28 → 28; severity high → high; version 5 → 5.
2026-09-20T03:58:39.726Z · data_change
Index 28 → 28; severity high → high; version 5 → 5.
2026-09-20T03:53:18.927Z · data_change
Index 28 → 28; severity high → high; version 5 → 5.
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| ReportType | hail |
| Speed | 175 |
| Location | 1 E Selkirk |
| County | Wichita |
| State | KS |
| Comments | EM relayed report of golf ball size hail near Selkirk. (GLD) |
| Iem TypeSummary | H |
| Iem Magnitude | 1.75 |
| Iem Unit | Inch |
| Iem City | 1 E Selkirk |
| Iem County | Wichita |
| Iem State | KS |
| Iem Wfo | GLD |
| Iem Remark | EM relayed report of golf ball size hail near Selkirk. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_H_38.470_-101.520_1789870500000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1789870500000,"latitude":38.47,"longitude":-101.52}] |
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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