This alert expired on 31 May 2026 at 23:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 21st strongest of the 125 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 20 May 2026. 4 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 31 at 5:20PM CDT until May 31 at 6:00PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY
An estimated 733,258 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- August 12, 2026 · score 48 · 0.0 km
- August 11, 2026 · score 48 · 0.0 km
- July 28, 2026 · score 48 · 0.0 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 48 out of 100, at 79 % 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) | 48 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 79% |
| Coordinates | 37.8000, -84.3000 |
| Nearest City | Richmond (6 km) |
| Population Exposed | 733.3K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-31T22:20:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6b2dd1581dca32182e3883039f90aff44aa56e44.002.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Watch |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| AreaDesc | Ballard, KY; Calloway, KY; Carlisle, KY; Fulton, KY; Graves, KY; Hickman, KY; McCracken, KY; Marshall, KY; Butler, MO; Mississippi, MO; New Madrid, MO; Ripley, MO; Stoddard, MO |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 31 at 5:20PM CDT until May 31 at 6:00PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY |
| Expires | 2026-05-31T18:30:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Paducah KY |
| HasExactCoords | false |
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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 48/100, near Richmond (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.