This alert expired on 18 June 2026 at 16:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 125 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026 — 19 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 15 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Tornado Watch issued June 18 at 10:55AM EDT until June 18 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Louisville 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
Confirmed by 12 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 60 out of 100, at 88 % 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) | 60 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 88% |
| Coordinates | 37.8000, -84.3000 |
| Nearest City | Richmond (6 km) |
| Population Exposed | 733.3K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-06-18T14:55:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.913cc26492b39b4da2652beef0bce58fd7ddb509.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Watch |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| AreaDesc | Garrard, KY; Jessamine, KY; Madison, KY; Mercer, KY |
| Headline | Tornado Watch issued June 18 at 10:55AM EDT until June 18 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Louisville KY |
| Expires | 2026-06-18T12:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Louisville KY |
| HasExactCoords | false |
| Iem TypeSummary | D |
| Iem City | 1 SSW Olympia |
| Iem County | Bath |
| Iem State | KY |
| Iem Wfo | JKL |
| Iem Remark | Trees were reported to have been blown down down on Sour Springs Road. The event time is radar estimated. |
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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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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 60/100, near Richmond (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.