Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 28 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
One other detection within 20 km in the last 24 hours, 25 km from here.
This alert expired on 17 May 2026 at 08:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 3rd strongest of the 51 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 17 April 2026.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 17 at 2:10AM CDT until May 17 at 3:00AM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
An estimated 76,780 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- May 17, 2026 · score 39 · 14.3 km
- July 4, 2026 · score 39 · 25.0 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 39 out of 100, at 85 % 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 | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 39 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 85% |
| Coordinates | 39.9700, -94.7900 |
| Nearest City | Saint Joseph (23 km) |
| Population Exposed | 76.8K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-17T07:10:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.346881f98afbaed6e05a2e21dac8de868f85e905.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Atchison, KS; Doniphan, KS; Andrew, MO; Buchanan, MO; Clinton, MO; DeKalb, MO; Gentry, MO; Holt, MO; Nodaway, MO |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 17 at 2:10AM CDT until May 17 at 3:00AM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO |
| Expires | 2026-05-17T03:00:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Iem TypeSummary | G |
| Iem Magnitude | 61 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | Falls City |
| Iem County | Richardson |
| Iem State | NE |
| Iem Wfo | OAX |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_G_40.070_-95.600_1778999520000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1778999520000,"latitude":40.07,"longitude":-95.6}] |
Safety Information
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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 39/100, near Saint Joseph (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.