Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 13 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 03:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 7th strongest of the 32 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: Tornado Warning issued May 18 at 10:04PM CDT until May 18 at 10:30PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
An estimated 502,580 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- May 19, 2026 · score 76 · 1.7 km
- June 14, 2026 · score 67 · 10.0 km
- June 14, 2026 · score 76 · 10.5 km
How we know
Confirmed by 7 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 72 out of 100, at 90 % 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) | 72 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 90% |
| Coordinates | 39.0580, -93.9940 |
| Nearest City | Blue Springs (25 km) |
| Population Exposed | 502.6K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | catastrophic |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-19T03:04:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Tornado Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4b127d4b445455fefbaa669f6959c5e6 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Carroll, MO; Ray, MO; Cass, MO; Johnson, MO |
| Headline | Tornado Warning issued May 18 at 10:04PM CDT until May 18 at 10:30PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO |
| Expires | 2026-05-18T22:30:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4b127d4b445455fefbaa669f6959c5e6956b18ac.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ee1896734d892ccb7aef05a841e2e70eb8ce37b9.001.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | G |
| Iem Magnitude | 64 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | Kansas City Downtown |
| Iem County | Clay |
| Iem State | MO |
| Iem Wfo | EAX |
| Iem Remark | Downtown Kansas City AP measured 64 mph wind gusts. |
| Google News RssFeed | weather |
| Google News SourceName | Kansas City Star |
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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