Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 5 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.
This alert expired on 19 May 2026 at 03:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 8th strongest of the 60 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 5 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 10:10PM CDT until May 18 at 10:15PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
An estimated 678,395 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- June 1, 2026 · score 48 · 7.9 km
- June 9, 2026 · score 48 · 8.2 km
- May 19, 2026 · score 52 · 8.5 km
How we know
Confirmed by 29 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 48 out of 100, at 90 % 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 | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 48 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 90% |
| Coordinates | 38.7587, -94.9925 |
| Nearest City | Gardner (8 km) |
| Population Exposed | 678.4K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-19T03:10:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.03cbb818c3fe187c053e19046f1e4de9 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Caldwell, MO; Cass, MO; Clay, MO; Clinton, MO; Jackson, MO; Ray, MO; Linn, KS; Miami, KS; Bates, MO; Cass, MO; Butler, KS; Chase, KS; Greenwood, KS and 5 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 10:10PM CDT until May 18 at 10:15PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO |
| Expires | 2026-05-18T22:15:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 8 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.03cbb818c3fe187c053e19046f1e4de93eb527a2.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5690f3cfac728b7f37b6851b5b4a9ec03e34846a.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ce5b3be8a5baf931da2264299194985eb936070d.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3b110f9759136a053dac39e6e5d7ddd8a6457bf6.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.dfe5d6a5cbb254b3a85525f8d10eb4edec936aab.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1a9f03a9f1bbcf3965aa87c8bb4c0a8108ff077a.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0fde112a33484b80c5e2ba03f0492ad9c51069a9.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fb1e38ed39aacb32670917bbca56eee8d75b88e6.001.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | G |
| Iem Magnitude | 60 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | Parkville |
| Iem County | Platte |
| Iem State | MO |
| Iem Wfo | EAX |
| Iem Remark | Report of 60 mph gust relayed from EM. |
| Google News RssFeed | weather |
| Google News SourceName | KMBC |
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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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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 48/100, near Gardner (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.