This alert expired on 27 May 2026 at 00:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 2nd strongest of the 59 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 26 May 2026. 5 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Tornado Warning issued May 26 at 8:06PM EDT until May 26 at 8:45PM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- July 22, 2026 · score 22 · 19.7 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 46 out of 100, at 60 % 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) | 46 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 60% |
| Coordinates | 37.9918, -83.4780 |
| Nearest City | Winchester (62 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-27T00:06:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Tornado Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.facb8fcd16afacbb75ed2c74a54bbc78 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Menifee, KY; Morgan, KY |
| Headline | Tornado Warning issued May 26 at 8:06PM EDT until May 26 at 8:45PM EDT by NWS Jackson KY |
| Expires | 2026-05-26T20:45:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Jackson KY |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.facb8fcd16afacbb75ed2c74a54bbc78651b8495.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1070245dd897cc3af4a3b681a02012eb4f0b7af4.002.1"] |
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 46/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.