This alert expired on 19 May 2026 at 03:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the strongest of the 106 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. One more was recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Tornado Warning issued May 18 at 9:45PM CDT until May 18 at 10:15PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
An estimated 1,618,421 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- August 6, 2026 · score 46 · 8.0 km
- July 9, 2026 · score 52 · 12.0 km
- June 21, 2026 · score 48 · 12.6 km
How we know
Confirmed by 10 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 76 out of 100, at 90 % 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) | 76 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 90% |
| Coordinates | 38.7938, -94.2675 |
| Nearest City | Raymore (16 km) |
| Population Exposed | 1.6M within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | catastrophic |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-19T02:45:00.000Z |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Cass, MO; Johnson, MO |
| Headline | Tornado Warning issued May 18 at 9:45PM CDT until May 18 at 10:15PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO |
| Expires | 2026-05-18T22:15:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Iem TypeSummary | G |
| Iem Magnitude | 60 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | Parkville |
| Iem County | Platte |
| Iem State | MO |
| Iem Wfo | EAX |
| Iem Remark | Report of 60 mph gust relayed from EM. |
| Google News RssFeed | weather |
| Google News SourceName | Kansas City Star |
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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 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 76/100, near Raymore (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 191 scientific monitoring sources.