This alert expired on 26 June 2026 at 22:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 42 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026 — 2 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 10 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Tornado Warning issued June 26 at 4:34PM CDT until June 26 at 5:00PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY
An estimated 55,898 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- June 8, 2026 · score 32 · 13.4 km
- June 8, 2026 · score 39 · 14.6 km
- June 8, 2026 · score 34 · 21.9 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 63 out of 100, at 78 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Event Data
| Type | Severe weather |
| Severity | critical |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 63 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 78% |
| Coordinates | 37.0325, -89.1713 |
| Nearest City | Sikeston (41 km) |
| Population Exposed | 55.9K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | severe |
| Timestamp | 2026-06-26T21:34:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.388609513b0900ad34acf93be1db516a3e2bbd6b.002.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Alexander, IL; Pulaski, IL; Ballard, KY |
| Headline | Tornado Warning issued June 26 at 4:34PM CDT until June 26 at 5:00PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY |
| Expires | 2026-06-26T17:00:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Paducah KY |
| HasExactCoords | true |
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 10 February 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.
Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 63/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.