Right now
The most recent data we hold from SPC arrived 2 hours ago, and this point is in it.
8 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest 10 km from here.
Reported by SPC today.
It is the 3rd strongest of the 9 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 2 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
SPC reported: Tornado reported near 6 S Lucas, Russell, KS. Spotter reported tornado ongoing 3 miles west of the Wilson Lake Dam. (ICT)
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- September 30, 2026 · score 23 · 10.8 km
- July 1, 2026 · 15.5 km
How we know
One source: SPC. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 23 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) | 23 / 100 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.54/1 |
| Coordinates | 38.9800, -98.5500 |
| Nearest City | Hays (68 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 0 within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-30T23:24:00.000Z |
| 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: 2026-09-30T23:24:00.000Z.
First archived: 2026-10-01T04:06:05.400Z. Material modification: 2026-10-01T05:25:48.892Z.
Retained revisions are prospective; earlier versions may be unavailable. No revision entry does not prove that a record never changed.
2026-10-01T05:25:48.892Z · data_change
Index 28 → 23.
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| ReportType | tornado |
| Speed | UNK |
| Location | 6 S Lucas |
| County | Russell |
| State | KS |
| Comments | Spotter reported tornado ongoing 3 miles west of the Wilson Lake Dam. (ICT) |
| Iem TypeSummary | Funnel cloud |
| Iem LsrCode | C |
| Iem LsrType | FUNNEL CLOUD |
| Iem City | 6 SSE Lucas |
| Iem County | Russell |
| Iem State | KS |
| Iem Wfo | ICT |
| Iem Remark | Located just west of the Wilson Lake Dam. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_T_38.980_-98.550_1790810640000","source":"iem","severity":"high","severityValue":75,"timestamp":1790810640000,"latitude":38.98,"longitude":-98.55},{"id":"iem_C_38.980_-98.510_1790811000000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1790811000000,"latitude":38.98,"longitude":-98.51}] |
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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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