Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 2 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 18 May 2026 at 18:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 2nd strongest of the 31 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 1 April 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 3 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 12:33PM CDT until May 18 at 1:15PM CDT by NWS Springfield MO
Nearby, since 1 April 2026
- May 18, 2026 · score 22 · 14.4 km
- May 18, 2026 · score 43 · 20.0 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 22 out of 100, at 60 % 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) | 22 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 60% |
| Coordinates | 37.7769, -93.0656 |
| Nearest City | Springfield (65 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-18T17:33:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4fe1c8948d0c4d6ec779341f6ee295e1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Camden, MO; Dallas, MO; Hickory, MO; Polk, MO; Dallas, MO; Polk, MO |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 12:33PM CDT until May 18 at 1:15PM CDT by NWS Springfield MO |
| Expires | 2026-05-18T13:15:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Springfield MO |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4fe1c8948d0c4d6ec779341f6ee295e1a9cba859.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.152c81f08811d685944cd0baf7548d469743249e.001.1"] |
Safety Information
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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 22/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.