Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 3 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 30 May 2026 at 21:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 25th strongest of the 36 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 24 April 2026. The last comparable one was on 24 May 2026. 7 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 30 at 3:27PM CDT until May 30 at 4:15PM CDT by NWS Little Rock AR
An estimated 79,817 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 24 April 2026
- May 30, 2026 · score 37 · 9.1 km
- May 19, 2026 · score 39 · 14.6 km
- June 8, 2026 · score 63 · 14.7 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 32 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
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 32 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 81% |
| Coordinates | 36.8890, -94.2726 |
| Nearest City | Joplin (30 km) |
| Population Exposed | 79.8K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-30T20:27:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.67c777a0af72e272bf62d7772a7d4ac2 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Marion, AR; Newton, AR; Searcy, AR; Cleburne, AR; Conway, AR; Faulkner, AR; Van Buren, AR; Boone, AR; Newton, AR and 4 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 30 at 3:27PM CDT until May 30 at 4:15PM CDT by NWS Little Rock AR |
| Expires | 2026-05-30T16:15:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Little Rock AR |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 7 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.67c777a0af72e272bf62d7772a7d4ac225d200a3.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.928b0c31222a3cfb43881da339553d5efba1866a.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7f3534459acfb5eb363fb0ebc67dca81d477094f.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b4ae26a072984cf7e033f28c16cbf6e06beb58e3.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.31e6527b8a7233305e66b25a0e3cee7427096f5a.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f1b3e1c251e26420dcdf53fcc4f270be86e855f3.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1bb77b8621e864a16e4e5ec54fbd8a5c079984e4.001.1"] |
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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