Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 56 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 19 May 2026 at 01:47 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 49 recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026 — 4 others scored the same. 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 8:37PM CDT until May 18 at 8:45PM 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 · 18.3 km
How we know
Confirmed by 6 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 | 39.2666, -95.4457 |
| Nearest City | Topeka (31 km) |
| Population Exposed | 255.9K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-19T01:37:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e14f4fbe0cf74021ee38e6ec28e6228b |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Andrew, MO; Nodaway, MO; Andrew, MO; Buchanan, MO; Daviess, MO; DeKalb, MO; Gentry, MO; Harrison, MO; Nodaway, MO; Douglas, KS; Franklin, KS; Jefferson, KS; Osage, KS; Shawnee, KS and 10 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 8:37PM CDT until May 18 at 8:45PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO |
| Expires | 2026-05-18T20:47:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 13 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e14f4fbe0cf74021ee38e6ec28e6228b90521b5a.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fa8d52c155c6f10ddeb5851a4807aef3c2efaf4c.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bc77ba4ad9d69faf3ad493fe0cecd3a3a2f22b7b.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.857bbde842fc790237f12dfaa917b2c93af0ef6a.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.091b87d9becdd694c84cd7108a64876f5570486c.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.76288adf71ade3c76790eb6530cd5a1e5b6691af.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.16a71091040fb92122e5e0dc531616e6902e5700.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fca03359a797c448fdd1a2c3a72db8fac9ffec19.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1b6a4fbdfb0573b2bfb082168d56aed91c9e446c.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a8c40c2376aa7bb5a8bfe642eaf837c7ada20545.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4b9d174e3acf4909833a341cd9cb0b113a691a14.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1d9db03e4d145ee9faf47b410b00ec961cbbb410.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ba67646351436863e296575fdec4224eb1453447.001.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | G |
| Iem Magnitude | 65 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | 7 WSW Topeka |
| Iem County | Shawnee |
| Iem State | KS |
| Iem Wfo | TOP |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_G_38.990_-95.770_1779153420000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1779153420000,"latitude":38.99,"longitude":-95.77},{"id":"iem_G_39.050_-95.670_1779153660000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1779153660000,"latitude":39.05,"longitude":-95.67},{"id":"iem_G_38.990_-95.970_1779152700000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1779152700000,"latitude":38.99,"longitude":-95.97},{"id":"iem_G_39.400_-95.750_1779150360000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1779150360000,"latitude":39.4,"longitude":-95.75},{"id":"iem_G_39.020_-95.800_1779153480000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1779153480000,"latitude":39.02,"longitude":-95.8}] |
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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.