Calamity
mediumSevere weatherCalamity Score: 39

Severe weather near Cape Girardeau

AlexanderUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 27 June 2026 at 18:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 34 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 April 2026 — 14 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 20 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 27 at 12:50PM CDT until June 27 at 1:15PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY

An estimated 65,861 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 16 April 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 39 out of 100, at 85 % confidence.

The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.

Event Data

TypeSevere weather
Severitymedium
Calamity Score (ours)39 / 100
Our confidence85%
Coordinates37.2857, -89.2343
Nearest CityCape Girardeau (25 km)
Population Exposed65.9K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-06-27T17:50:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6fab8fb621233a3bb2ecdb2fe33453b4b63a4a32.002.1

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
55
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescAlexander, IL; Pulaski, IL; Union, IL; Cape Girardeau, MO
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued June 27 at 12:50PM CDT until June 27 at 1:15PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY
Expires2026-06-27T13:15:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Paducah KY
HasExactCoordstrue
Iem TypeSummaryG
Iem Magnitude53
Iem UnitMPH
Iem City3 WNW Scott City
Iem CountyScott
Iem StateMO
Iem WfoPAH
Iem RemarkASOS station KCGI Cape Girardeau MO.
MergedSources[{"id":"iem_G_37.230_-89.580_1782581640000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1782581640000,"latitude":37.23,"longitude":-89.58}]

Safety Information

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Series begins 10 February 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 39/100, near Cape Girardeau (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.