This alert expired on 16 March 2026 at 00:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 3rd strongest of the 39 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 2 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Tornado Warning issued March 15 at 6:39PM CDT until March 15 at 7:15PM 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 · 11.4 km
- July 9, 2026 · score 34 · 17.0 km
- July 10, 2026 · score 39 · 17.3 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 58 out of 100, at 76 % 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 | Critical |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 58 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 76% |
| Coordinates | 36.8044, -89.8592 |
| Nearest City | Sikeston (25 km) |
| Population Exposed | 33.7K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-15T23:39:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Tornado Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4859c4d57a4e4ff1090b1ecbc6376b39 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Cape Girardeau, MO; Craighead, AR; Greene, AR; Mississippi, AR; Dunklin, MO; Pemiscot, MO; Clay, AR; Dunklin, MO; Pemiscot, MO and 1 more areas |
| Headline | Tornado Warning issued March 15 at 6:39PM CDT until March 15 at 7:15PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY |
| Expires | 2026-03-15T19:15:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Paducah KY |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 4 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4859c4d57a4e4ff1090b1ecbc6376b39eba5f4b4.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4ffad8445cdf960d4366d72b1044abc4d78dcd1d.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8fe33c62116412a8082b9305444610c9750f7a09.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.44cd7380a87b7718ae48f8132b79220f551c4b57.001.1"] |
Safety Information
If a tornado warning is issued: go to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor, away from windows. A vehicle and a mobile home are not shelter. Cover your head and neck. Wait for the official all-clear before going outside, and watch for downed power lines and gas leaks afterwards.
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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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 58/100, near Sikeston (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.