Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 34

Severe Weather in United States

BentonUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 9 July 2026 at 11:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 3rd strongest of the 45 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 6 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 9 at 6:14AM CDT until July 9 at 6:30AM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO

An estimated 21,516 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 16 March 2026

How we know

One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.

Our own score for this event is 34 out of 100, at 81 % 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)34 / 100
Our confidence81%
Coordinates38.2612, -93.2805
Nearest CitySedalia (49 km)
Population Exposed21.5K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-07-09T11:14:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bddbc0b33db68db596252f46fd57da26

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
40
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescCooper, MO; Pettis, MO; Benton, MO; Camden, MO; Morgan, MO; St. Clair, MO and 2 more areas
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued July 9 at 6:14AM CDT until July 9 at 6:30AM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Expires2026-07-09T06:30:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount5
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bddbc0b33db68db596252f46fd57da26bf0abee9.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e1821161529ef2e086c3fa58a5c64ec9efe15af3.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c76291853bedd1a884baaf46edb12ea73792f982.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4eb8a0d2892f5fdd3da024983565afd30325064f.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e5dfae22eafdb4c804d7536e8a7efef84c9c1ae6.001.1"]

Safety Information

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Series begins 8 March 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.

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 34/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.