Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 6 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 00:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 26 recorded within 20 km of this point since 3 April 2026 — 6 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 8 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Tornado Warning issued May 18 at 6:31PM CDT until May 18 at 7:30PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Nearby, since 3 April 2026
- June 11, 2026 · score 16 · 7.2 km
- June 13, 2026 · score 22 · 10.1 km
- May 18, 2026 · score 46 · 16.6 km
How we know
12 recorded sources include NOAA; independence is not established by this count.
Our own score for this event is 46 out of 100.
This is our versioned heuristic index, not source severity or a calibrated probability. Urban PEI does not count unique people.
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 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.70/1 |
| Coordinates | 40.4169, -95.1356 |
| Nearest City | Saint Joseph (76 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 0 within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-18T23:31:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Tornado Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.58613ded7695617562105872475c35b3 |
Physical priority index · v1. Heuristic priority, not calibrated probability, predictive accuracy or damage. The legacy data-support index combines assigned source support and field availability. Urban PEI is distance-weighted and does not count unique people; zero does not establish that nobody is present. Model cards.
Source and revision timeline
Source: noaa. Occurrence: 2026-05-18T23:31:00.000Z.
First archived: 2026-05-18T23:32:55.728Z. Material modification: not recorded.
Retained revisions are prospective; earlier versions may be unavailable. No revision entry does not prove that a record never changed.
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Ringgold, IA; Taylor, IA; Gentry, MO; Nodaway, MO; Worth, MO; Nemaha, KS and 2 more areas |
| Headline | Tornado Warning issued May 18 at 6:31PM CDT until May 18 at 7:30PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA |
| Expires | 2026-05-18T19:30:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Des Moines IA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 5 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.58613ded7695617562105872475c35b31a838422.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3f65a43fbe8797a790a2a45be5b46e47c8f946b3.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cd773d5fd2d8c738f99a1c1866926aa6b0830637.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bc67ddd8366f2b0827d9236569ee241e66c9e5fd.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7db99266c19f2ff326f6bc80601a206746151dc6.001.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | G |
| Iem Magnitude | 75 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | 7 NNE Rockport |
| Iem County | Atchison |
| Iem State | MO |
| Iem Wfo | EAX |
| Iem Remark | PWS measured multiple wind gusts over 60 mph, including peak 75 mph. |
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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.
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