Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 37

Severe Weather in United States

NewtonUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 30 May 2026 at 21:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 22nd strongest of the 35 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 18 April 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 9 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 30 at 3:41PM CDT until May 30 at 4:45PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS

An estimated 124,316 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 18 April 2026

How we know

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

Our own score for this event is 37 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)37 / 100
Our confidence81%
Coordinates36.8107, -94.3023
Nearest CityJoplin (35 km)
Population Exposed124.3K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-05-30T20:41:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4976db1b800947a59b54a31031ec4825

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
18
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescAllen, KS; Neosho, KS; Wilson, KS; Woodson, KS; Barton, MO; Jasper, MO; Wilson, KS and 6 more areas
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued May 30 at 3:41PM CDT until May 30 at 4:45PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
Expires2026-05-30T16:45:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Wichita KS
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount10
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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 37/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.