Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 21 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 7 September 2026 at 02:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 6th strongest of the 196 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 6 at 8:38PM CDT until September 6 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
An estimated 1,655,805 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- July 16, 2026 · score 52 · 2.1 km
- May 19, 2026 · score 52 · 3.3 km
- June 12, 2026 · score 46 · 3.9 km
How we know
Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 58 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 v4. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.
Event Data
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | High |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 58 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 90% |
| Coordinates | 39.0675, -94.3547 |
| Nearest City | East Independence (4 km) |
| Population Exposed | 1.7M within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | severe |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-07T01:38:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.7871f343d4d106807bd59b65f8e110ae3f16a4b1.002.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Clay, MO; Jackson, MO; Buchanan, MO; Clay, MO; Clinton, MO; Platte, MO; Cedar, MO; Vernon, MO and 1 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 6 at 8:38PM CDT until September 6 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO |
| Expires | 2026-09-06T21:00:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 4 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7871f343d4d106807bd59b65f8e110ae3f16a4b1.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.43df5bc9218534974bdf3d77ad9facfc0bbe1558.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c571f2a02d4ad33aadd98e5ef64dcf3c0292ccd9.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cf0e72038fc5e141473a7371921366627eb8abb2.002.1"] |
| Spc ReportType | hail |
| Spc Speed | 100 |
| Spc Location | 2 SE Bonner Springs |
| Spc County | Johnson |
| Spc State | KS |
| Spc Comments | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (EAX) |
| Google News RssFeed | weather |
| Google News SourceName | KSHB 41 Kansas City |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"spc_wind_39.30_-95.00_93","source":"spc","severity":"medium","severityValue":45,"timestamp":1788739440000,"latitude":39.3,"longitude":-95},{"id":"spc_wind_38.80_-94.48_97","source":"spc","severity":"medium","severityValue":45,"timestamp":1788741120000,"latitude":38.8,"longitude":-94.48},{"id":"spc_hail_39.04_-94.86_116","source":"spc","severity":"high","severityValue":65,"timestamp":1788745225184,"latitude":39.04,"longitude":-94.86},{"id":"gnews_weather_496873_302","source":"google_news","severity":"medium","severityValue":40,"timestamp":1788743400000,"latitude":39.1,"longitude":-94.58},{"id":"gnews_weather_496870_306","source":"google_news","severity":"medium","severityValue":40,"timestamp":1788734586000,"latitude":39.1,"longitude":-94.58}] |
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 58/100, near East Independence (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.