Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 8 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 03:21 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 6th 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. 4 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Tornado Warning issued May 18 at 10:11PM CDT until May 18 at 10:15PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
An estimated 312,528 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- May 20, 2026 · score 43 · 9.6 km
- March 15, 2026 · score 43 · 17.3 km
- May 20, 2026 · score 22 · 18.1 km
How we know
Confirmed by 5 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 67 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) | 67 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 90% |
| Coordinates | 39.2353, -93.8787 |
| Nearest City | Blue Springs (42 km) |
| Population Exposed | 312.5K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | severe |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-19T03:11:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Tornado Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1b1f146f873c01d1c4d87a409e11e934 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Cass, MO; Johnson, MO; Carroll, MO; Ray, MO; Caldwell, MO; Carroll, MO; Livingston, MO; Ray, MO |
| Headline | Tornado Warning issued May 18 at 10:11PM CDT until May 18 at 10:15PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO |
| Expires | 2026-05-18T22:21:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 3 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1b1f146f873c01d1c4d87a409e11e9346b94d33b.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2699a37b4c512c294d4fd6d6349fffc5383d234b.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c442e8b6e37ca32e6159f09bfd36fa6dfe859177.001.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | G |
| Iem Magnitude | 66 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | 2 NNE Courtney |
| Iem County | Jackson |
| Iem State | MO |
| Iem Wfo | EAX |
| Iem Remark | PWS measured 66 mph wind gust. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_G_38.960_-94.370_1779158940000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1779158940000,"latitude":38.96,"longitude":-94.37},{"id":"iem_G_39.360_-94.350_1779158160000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1779158160000,"latitude":39.36,"longitude":-94.35},{"id":"iem_D_39.060_-94.480_1779158100000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1779158100000,"latitude":39.06,"longitude":-94.48},{"id":"iem_G_39.180_-94.380_1779158700000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1779158700000,"latitude":39.18,"longitude":-94.38}] |
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 67/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.