This alert expired on 15 March 2026 at 22:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 2nd strongest of the 27 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026. One more was recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Snow Squall Warning issued March 15 at 4:55PM CDT until March 15 at 5:45PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 22 out of 100, at 63 % 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) | 22 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 63% |
| Coordinates | 39.3206, -93.1846 |
| Nearest City | Sedalia (69 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-15T21:55:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Snow-Squall-Warning_noaa_urn-oid-2_49_0_1_840_0_5cd71e05cba3098de1c2903bbfa28193 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Snow Squall Warning |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Cooper, MO; Howard, MO; Johnson, MO; Lafayette, MO; Pettis, MO; Saline, MO; Carroll, MO; Chariton, MO; Grundy, MO; Lafayette, MO; Linn, MO; Livingston, MO; Saline, MO; Sullivan, MO |
| Headline | Snow Squall Warning issued March 15 at 4:55PM CDT until March 15 at 5:45PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO |
| Expires | 2026-03-15T17:45:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5cd71e05cba3098de1c2903bbfa28193ce9d5f44.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8d794dc4f0830f65962d24833fc132dba4be76ea.001.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | O |
| Iem City | Richmond |
| Iem County | Ray |
| Iem State | MO |
| Iem Wfo | EAX |
| Iem Remark | Downed wires from strong winds near Main Street. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_O_39.280_-93.970_1773590340000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773590340000,"latitude":39.28,"longitude":-93.97}] |
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 22/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.