Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 22

Severe Weather in United States

PolkUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 18 May 2026 at 19:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 12th 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: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 1:28PM CDT until May 18 at 2:15PM CDT by NWS Springfield MO

Nearby, since 15 March 2026

How we know

One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.

Our own score for this event is 22 out of 100, at 59 % 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

TypeSevere Weather
SeverityMedium
Calamity Score (ours)22 / 100
Our confidence59%
Coordinates37.6822, -93.2544
Nearest CitySpringfield (52 km)
Impact Tierminor
Timestamp2026-05-18T18:28:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1b30da213a3b315e013af2fdf825f559f206cb8f.001.1

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
0
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescPolk, MO
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 1:28PM CDT until May 18 at 2:15PM CDT by NWS Springfield MO
Expires2026-05-18T14:15:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Springfield MO
HasExactCoordstrue

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Series begins 8 March 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.

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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 22/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.