Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 7 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 16 May 2026 at 19:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 6th strongest of the 24 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 4 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 16 at 2:15PM CDT until May 16 at 2:45PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY
An estimated 32,890 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- March 16, 2026 · score 58 · 2.2 km
- July 3, 2026 · score 34 · 11.9 km
- August 12, 2026 · score 39 · 13.3 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 34 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) | 34 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 85% |
| Coordinates | 38.0533, -88.7850 |
| Nearest City | Mount Vernon (31 km) |
| Population Exposed | 32.9K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-16T19:15:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5e100704c10d027d6e9d2e3f6407d684a6606aa8.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Franklin, IL |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 16 at 2:15PM CDT until May 16 at 2:45PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY |
| Expires | 2026-05-16T14:45:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Paducah KY |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Iem TypeSummary | H |
| Iem Magnitude | 0.88 |
| Iem Unit | Inch |
| Iem City | Benton |
| Iem County | Franklin |
| Iem State | IL |
| Iem Wfo | PAH |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_H_38.000_-88.920_1778958300000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1778958300000,"latitude":38,"longitude":-88.92}] |
Safety Information
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Series begins 8 March 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.
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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 34/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.