Right now
The most recent data we hold from SPC arrived 4 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
Reported by SPC today.
What the source measured
SPC reported: Wind 60 kt near 1 SW Abilene, Dickinson, KS. Abilene airport gusted to 60 mph. (TOP)
Urban PEI: 72,434 within a heuristic 50 km radius; not unique people.
How we know
2 recorded sources include SPC; independence is not established by this count.
Our own score for this event is 32 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 | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 32 / 100 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.89/1 |
| Coordinates | 38.9000, -97.2400 |
| Nearest City | Salina (33 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 72.4K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-20T00:45:24.715Z |
| 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: 2026-09-20T00:45:24.715Z.
First archived: 2026-09-20T00:26:20.150Z. Material modification: 2026-09-20T00:47:37.937Z.
Retained revisions are prospective; earlier versions may be unavailable. No revision entry does not prove that a record never changed.
2026-09-20T00:47:37.937Z · data_change
Index 32 → 32; severity medium → medium; version 5 → 5.
2026-09-20T00:42:21.742Z · data_change
Index 32 → 32; severity medium → medium; version 5 → 5.
2026-09-20T00:37:03.338Z · data_change
Index 32 → 32; severity medium → medium; version 5 → 5.
2026-09-20T00:31:46.270Z · data_change
Index 32 → 32; severity medium → medium; version 5 → 5.
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| ReportType | wind |
| Speed | 60 |
| Location | 1 SW Abilene |
| County | Dickinson |
| State | KS |
| Comments | Abilene airport gusted to 60 mph. (TOP) |
| Iem TypeSummary | G |
| Iem Magnitude | 60 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | 1 SW Abilene |
| Iem County | Dickinson |
| Iem State | KS |
| Iem Wfo | TOP |
| Iem Remark | Abilene airport gusted to 60 mph. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_G_38.900_-97.240_1789858320000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1789858320000,"latitude":38.9,"longitude":-97.24}] |
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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