This alert expired on 19 May 2026 at 19:19 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 13th strongest of the 26 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 April 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 2 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 19 at 2:09PM CDT until May 19 at 2:15PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY
An estimated 43,818 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 April 2026
- June 9, 2026 · score 58 · 2.0 km
- July 21, 2026 · score 28 · 3.1 km
- June 27, 2026 · score 58 · 5.2 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 34 out of 100, at 80 % 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 | 80% |
| Coordinates | 36.9750, -88.0967 |
| Nearest City | Murray (45 km) |
| Population Exposed | 43.8K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-19T19:09:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a71bef25602a400306e8d1d2f4f58e1a26153491.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Lyon, KY |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 19 at 2:09PM CDT until May 19 at 2:15PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY |
| Expires | 2026-05-19T14:19:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Paducah KY |
| HasExactCoords | true |
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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.