Right now
The most recent data we hold from SPC arrived 34 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
Nothing else has been detected within 20 km in the last 24 hours.
Reported by SPC 104 days ago.
It is the 6th strongest of the 42 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 Paoli, Phillips, CO. Near US Highway 6 and County Road 21. (BOU)
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including SPC.
Our own score for this event is 28 out of 100, at 56 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Computed under scoring rules v1. 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 |
| Our confidence | 56% |
| Coordinates | 40.6100, -102.4700 |
| Nearest City | North Platte (154 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-31T00:05:00.000Z |
| Source | https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| ReportType | tornado |
| Speed | UNK |
| Location | Paoli |
| County | Phillips |
| State | CO |
| Comments | Near US Highway 6 and County Road 21. (BOU) |
| Iem TypeSummary | T |
| Iem City | Paoli |
| Iem County | Phillips |
| Iem State | CO |
| Iem Wfo | BOU |
| Iem Remark | Near US Highway 6 and County Road 21. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_T_40.610_-102.470_1780185900000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1780185900000,"latitude":40.61,"longitude":-102.47}] |
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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