Calamity
mediumSevere weatherCalamity Score: 34

Severe weather near Jefferson City

ColeUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 17 May 2026 at 11:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 38th strongest of the 109 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 16 May 2026. 2 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 16 at 10:57PM CDT until May 17 at 6:00AM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO

An estimated 42,595 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 15 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 80 % confidence.

The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.

Event Data

TypeSevere weather
Severitymedium
Calamity Score (ours)34 / 100
Our confidence80%
Coordinates38.5000, -92.3000
Nearest CityJefferson City (14 km)
Population Exposed42.6K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-05-17T03:57:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Watch_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.50bf1905391cd6041e974e4c55208d15

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
40
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Watch
UrgencyFuture
CertaintyPossible
AreaDescBuchanan, MO; Clinton, MO; Caldwell, MO; Daviess, MO; DeKalb, MO; Gentry, MO; Grundy, MO; Harrison, MO; Linn, MO; Livingston, MO; Mercer, MO; Nodaway, MO; Putnam, MO; Sullivan, MO; Worth, MO
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Watch issued May 16 at 10:57PM CDT until May 17 at 6:00AM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Expires2026-05-17T06:00:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
HasExactCoordsfalse
MergedCount2
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.50bf1905391cd6041e974e4c55208d15816a8cb4.004.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.50bf1905391cd6041e974e4c55208d15816a8cb4.001.2"]

Safety Information

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Series begins 10 February 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, near Jefferson City (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.