Calamity
CriticalSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 76

Severe Weather near Independence

JacksonUnited StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 12 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 1 June 2026 at 07:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 276 recorded within 20 km of this point since 11 March 2026 — 3 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 40 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Tornado Warning issued June 1 at 1:46AM CDT until June 1 at 2:15AM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO

An estimated 1,691,785 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 11 March 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 5 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 76 out of 100, at 89 % 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

TypeSevere Weather
SeverityCritical
Calamity Score (ours)76 / 100
Our confidence89%
Coordinates39.1017, -94.4700
Nearest CityIndependence (5 km)
Population Exposed1.7M within 50 km
Impact Tiercatastrophic
Timestamp2026-06-01T06:46:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.860be2efb198c1c11eb39639a4fe943840ce5f42.001.1

Score Breakdown

95
intensity
100
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventTornado Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescClay, MO; Jackson, MO
HeadlineTornado Warning issued June 1 at 1:46AM CDT until June 1 at 2:15AM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Expires2026-06-01T02:15:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
HasExactCoordstrue
Iem TypeSummaryH
Iem Magnitude2
Iem UnitInch
Iem CityTrimble
Iem CountyClinton
Iem StateMO
Iem WfoEAX
Google News RssFeedweather
Google News SourceNameFOX4KC.com
MergedSources[{"id":"iem_H_39.470_-94.560_1780293060000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1780293060000,"latitude":39.47,"longitude":-94.56},{"id":"iem_H_39.470_-94.560_1780293300000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1780293300000,"latitude":39.47,"longitude":-94.56},{"id":"gnews_weather_494525_117","source":"google_news","severity":"medium","severityValue":40,"timestamp":1780292400000,"latitude":39.1,"longitude":-94.58},{"id":"gnews_weather_494522_133","source":"google_news","severity":"medium","severityValue":40,"timestamp":1780281165000,"latitude":39.1,"longitude":-94.58}]

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 8 March 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.

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