Calamity
mediumSevere weatherCalamity Score: 52

Severe weather near Kansas City

JacksonUnited StatesIEM

Reported by IEM 104 days ago.

It is the 7th strongest of the 217 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 11 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 9 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

IEM reported: PWS measured 59 mph wind gust.

An estimated 1,712,653 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 11 March 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 5 independent sources, including IEM.

Our own score for this event is 52 out of 100, at 71 % confidence.

The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.

Event Data

TypeSevere weather
Severitymedium
Calamity Score (ours)52 / 100
Our confidence71%
Coordinates39.1000, -94.5700
Nearest CityKansas City (1 km)
Population Exposed1.7M within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-05-19T02:30:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/lsr/

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
100
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

TypeSummaryG
Magnitude59
UnitMPH
City1 ESE Kansas City
CountyJackson
StateMO
WfoEAX
RemarkPWS measured 59 mph wind gust.
Google News RssFeedweather
Google News SourceNameKMBC
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Safety Information

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Series begins 10 February 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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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 52/100, near Kansas City (United States), based on data from iem. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.