Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 8 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 31 May 2026 at 22:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 24th strongest of the 43 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 31 at 4:16PM CDT until May 31 at 5:00PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY
An estimated 33,702 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- July 10, 2026 · score 39 · 11.9 km
- July 11, 2026 · score 34 · 24.8 km
How we know
Confirmed by 7 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 34 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 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) | 34 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 90% |
| Coordinates | 36.9526, -89.9329 |
| Nearest City | Sikeston (32 km) |
| Population Exposed | 33.7K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-31T21:16:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1d256bde5f614aca39230d88a47729c4 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Alexander, IL; Pulaski, IL; Ballard, KY; Mississippi, MO; Scott, MO; Butler, MO; Carter, MO; Ripley, MO; Wayne, MO; Butler, MO; Ripley, MO; Stoddard, MO and 1 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 31 at 4:16PM CDT until May 31 at 5:00PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY |
| Expires | 2026-05-31T17:00:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Paducah KY |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 4 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1d256bde5f614aca39230d88a47729c4549c7f17.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0421fd4adc5f957d63e2f05a262dcc1fb194cd55.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f672830890c605a7ba8c76c02f17c99ce3eed58e.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.23543d2487715bd44a46263799cecb7ba5f68f58.002.1"] |
| Spc ReportType | wind |
| Spc Speed | 59 |
| Spc Location | 3 W Scott City |
| Spc County | Scott |
| Spc State | MO |
| Spc Comments | Gust measured at KCGI ASOS. (PAH) |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"spc_wind_37.46_-90.35_7","source":"spc","severity":"medium","severityValue":45,"timestamp":1780256700000,"latitude":37.46,"longitude":-90.35},{"id":"spc_wind_37.20_-90.46_9","source":"spc","severity":"medium","severityValue":45,"timestamp":1780258920000,"latitude":37.2,"longitude":-90.46},{"id":"spc_wind_37.50_-90.01_10","source":"spc","severity":"medium","severityValue":45,"timestamp":1780258920000,"latitude":37.5,"longitude":-90.01},{"id":"spc_wind_37.40_-89.99_11","source":"spc","severity":"medium","severityValue":45,"timestamp":1780259340000,"latitude":37.4,"longitude":-89.99},{"id":"spc_wind_37.21_-89.74_12","source":"spc","severity":"medium","severityValue":45,"timestamp":1780260540000,"latitude":37.21,"longitude":-89.74},{"id":"spc_wind_37.23_-89.58_13","source":"spc","severity":"medium","severityValue":45,"timestamp":1780260780000,"latitude":37.23,"longitude":-89.58}] |
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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