Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 3 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 26 May 2026 at 23:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 47 recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026 — one other scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 7 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Tornado Warning issued May 26 at 7:24PM EDT until May 26 at 7:45PM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
An estimated 51,979 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- June 26, 2026 · score 39 · 8.0 km
- August 2, 2026 · score 39 · 11.0 km
- August 11, 2026 · score 48 · 20.1 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 63 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 | Critical |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 63 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 79% |
| Coordinates | 37.9180, -83.7860 |
| Nearest City | Winchester (35 km) |
| Population Exposed | 52.0K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | severe |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-26T23:24:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b850999d65ca7f4f670933540fb6efe5dcb74991.002.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Menifee, KY; Montgomery, KY; Powell, KY |
| Headline | Tornado Warning issued May 26 at 7:24PM EDT until May 26 at 7:45PM EDT by NWS Jackson KY |
| Expires | 2026-05-26T19:45:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Jackson KY |
| HasExactCoords | true |
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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