Right now
The most recent data we hold from SPC arrived 4 hours ago, and this point is in it.
13 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest 4 km from here.
Reported by SPC today.
It is the 10th strongest of the 28 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 10 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 14 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
SPC reported: Tornado reported near 4 NNE Olmitz, Barton, KS. Tornado via chaser video. Location estimated from radar. (ICT)
Urban PEI: 15,717 within a heuristic 50 km radius; not unique people.
Nearby, since 10 March 2026
- October 1, 2026 · score 46 · 12.3 km
- September 21, 2026 · score 28 · 12.3 km
- September 20, 2026 · score 40 · 12.3 km
How we know
One source: SPC. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 40 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) | 40 / 100 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.73/1 |
| Coordinates | 38.5700, -98.9100 |
| Nearest City | Great Bend (27 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 15.7K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-30T21:52:00.000Z |
| 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: 2026-09-30T21:52:00.000Z.
First archived: 2026-10-01T04:06:04.380Z. Material modification: 2026-10-01T08:00:07.050Z.
Retained revisions are prospective; earlier versions may be unavailable. No revision entry does not prove that a record never changed.
2026-10-01T08:00:07.050Z · data_change
Index 35 → 40.
2026-10-01T06:50:43.802Z · data_change
Index 40 → 35.
2026-10-01T06:24:13.699Z · data_change
Index 35 → 40.
2026-10-01T05:25:48.542Z · data_change
Index 40 → 35.
1 retained revision changed source fields this page does not show; the index, severity and version stayed the same.
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| ReportType | tornado |
| Speed | UNK |
| Location | 4 NNE Olmitz |
| County | Barton |
| State | KS |
| Comments | Tornado via chaser video. Location estimated from radar. (ICT) |
| Iem TypeSummary | Tornado |
| Iem LsrCode | T |
| Iem LsrType | TORNADO |
| Iem City | 4 NNE Olmitz |
| Iem County | Barton |
| Iem State | KS |
| Iem Wfo | ICT |
| Iem Remark | Tornado via chaser video. Location estimated from radar. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_C_38.560_-98.890_1790802420000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1790802420000,"latitude":38.56,"longitude":-98.89},{"id":"iem_T_38.570_-98.910_1790805120000","source":"iem","severity":"high","severityValue":75,"timestamp":1790805120000,"latitude":38.57,"longitude":-98.91}] |
Safety Information
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Series begins 8 March 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.
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