This alert expired on 9 June 2026 at 05:34 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 82 recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026 — 3 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 19 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Tornado Warning issued June 9 at 12:24AM CDT until June 9 at 12:30AM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
An estimated 715,084 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- June 8, 2026 · score 43 · 6.5 km
- July 9, 2026 · score 43 · 8.8 km
- June 21, 2026 · score 43 · 18.6 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 72 out of 100, at 81 % 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) | 72 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 81% |
| Coordinates | 38.9661, -95.2383 |
| Nearest City | Lawrence (0 km) |
| Population Exposed | 715.1K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | catastrophic |
| Timestamp | 2026-06-09T05:24:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4e08af093368660f68b775fbe999e4a7cd96e2fd.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Douglas, KS; Jefferson, KS; Shawnee, KS |
| Headline | Tornado Warning issued June 9 at 12:24AM CDT until June 9 at 12:30AM CDT by NWS Topeka KS |
| Expires | 2026-06-09T00:34:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Topeka KS |
| 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 72/100, near Lawrence (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.