Calamity
CriticalSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 76

Severe Weather near Independence

JacksonUnited StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 4 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 1 June 2026 at 07:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 281 recorded within 20 km of this point since 11 March 2026 — 4 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 38 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Tornado Warning issued June 1 at 1:38AM CDT until June 1 at 2:15AM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO

An estimated 1,691,785 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 11 March 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 5 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 76 out of 100, at 89 % 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
SeverityCritical
Calamity Score (ours)76 / 100
Our confidence89%
Coordinates39.1033, -94.4800
Nearest CityIndependence (5 km)
Population Exposed1.7M within 50 km
Impact Tiercatastrophic
Timestamp2026-06-01T06:38:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3284d844d78bf7d36f6bd8162b70a20ae47a7eb9.001.1

Score Breakdown

95
intensity
100
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventTornado Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescClay, MO; Jackson, MO
HeadlineTornado Warning issued June 1 at 1:38AM CDT until June 1 at 2:15AM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Expires2026-06-01T02:15:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
HasExactCoordstrue
Iem TypeSummaryH
Iem Magnitude2
Iem UnitInch
Iem CityTrimble
Iem CountyClinton
Iem StateMO
Iem WfoEAX
Google News RssFeedweather
Google News SourceNameFOX4KC.com
MergedSources[{"id":"iem_H_39.470_-94.560_1780293060000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1780293060000,"latitude":39.47,"longitude":-94.56},{"id":"iem_H_39.470_-94.560_1780293300000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1780293300000,"latitude":39.47,"longitude":-94.56},{"id":"gnews_weather_494525_117","source":"google_news","severity":"medium","severityValue":40,"timestamp":1780292400000,"latitude":39.1,"longitude":-94.58},{"id":"gnews_weather_494522_133","source":"google_news","severity":"medium","severityValue":40,"timestamp":1780281165000,"latitude":39.1,"longitude":-94.58}]

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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