Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 43

Severe Weather in United States

JeffersonUnited StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 28 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.

10 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest 22 km from here.

This alert expired on 19 May 2026 at 01:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 42nd strongest of the 92 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. One more was recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 8:30PM CDT until May 18 at 8:45PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO

An estimated 255,860 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 15 March 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 85 % 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

TypeSevere Weather
SeverityMedium
Calamity Score (ours)43 / 100
Our confidence85%
Coordinates39.3959, -95.3826
Nearest CityLeavenworth (41 km)
Population Exposed255.9K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Date2026-05-19 — time not reported by the source
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1b274e04a7ccd115fed782e31299e5de

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescAndrew, MO; Nodaway, MO; Douglas, KS; Franklin, KS; Jefferson, KS; Osage, KS; Shawnee, KS; Gentry, MO; Harrison, MO; Nodaway, MO; Worth, MO and 7 more areas
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 8:30PM CDT until May 18 at 8:45PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Expires2026-05-18T20:45:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount10
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Iem TypeSummaryG
Iem Magnitude65
Iem UnitMPH
Iem City4 S Holton
Iem CountyJackson
Iem StateKS
Iem WfoTOP
Iem RemarkMeasured on a personal weather station.
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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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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 43/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.