Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 53 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
7 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest 14 km from here.
This alert expired on 19 May 2026 at 02:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 42nd strongest of the 105 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 3 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 8:42PM CDT until May 18 at 9:45PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
An estimated 255,860 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- May 19, 2026 · score 43 · 5.6 km
- September 7, 2026 · score 49 · 14.1 km
How we know
Confirmed by 11 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 91 % 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) | 43 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 91% |
| Coordinates | 39.3624, -95.3024 |
| Nearest City | Leavenworth (33 km) |
| Population Exposed | 255.9K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-19T01:42:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6b393c6bb35e1337503bd9ae2a6fe6f2 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Atchison, KS; Doniphan, KS; Leavenworth, KS; Andrew, MO; Buchanan, MO; Clay, MO; Clinton, MO; DeKalb, MO; Platte, MO; Lyon, KS; Butler, KS; Chase, KS; Greenwood, KS; Marion, KS and 6 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 8:42PM CDT until May 18 at 9:45PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO |
| Expires | 2026-05-18T21:45:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 9 |
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| Iem TypeSummary | G |
| Iem Magnitude | 65 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | 7 WSW Topeka |
| Iem County | Shawnee |
| Iem State | KS |
| Iem Wfo | TOP |
| Google News RssFeed | weather |
| Google News SourceName | Kansas City Star |
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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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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 43/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.