Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 73 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 21:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 24th strongest of the 52 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 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 31 at 4:32PM CDT until May 31 at 4:45PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY
An estimated 33,702 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- May 31, 2026 · score 40 · 11.7 km
- July 11, 2026 · score 34 · 11.7 km
- September 6, 2026 · score 28 · 17.3 km
How we know
Confirmed by 7 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 34 out of 100, at 89 % 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 | 89% |
| Coordinates | 36.8335, -90.0237 |
| Nearest City | Poplar Bluff (34 km) |
| Population Exposed | 33.7K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-31T21:32:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fb6f55c95d47a8ceab868ea7ffa496c0 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Butler, MO; Stoddard, MO; Butler, MO; Carter, MO; Ripley, MO; Alexander, IL; Pulaski, IL; Ballard, KY; Mississippi, MO; Scott, MO |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 31 at 4:32PM CDT until May 31 at 4:45PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY |
| Expires | 2026-05-31T16:45:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Paducah KY |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 3 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fb6f55c95d47a8ceab868ea7ffa496c03b80ff36.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.88ef1687061a665dfb5a6b193193870f6e406560.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9b6392fecb86923d62898db38a0a9874363287c0.001.1"] |
| 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_37.20_-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_37.31_-89.68_12","source":"spc","severity":"medium","severityValue":45,"timestamp":1780259940000,"latitude":37.31,"longitude":-89.68},{"id":"spc_wind_37.21_-89.74_13","source":"spc","severity":"medium","severityValue":45,"timestamp":1780260540000,"latitude":37.21,"longitude":-89.74},{"id":"spc_wind_37.23_-89.58_14","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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