This alert expired on 9 July 2026 at 18:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 7th strongest of the 28 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 4 July 2026. 15 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 9 at 1:17PM CDT until July 9 at 1:30PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY
An estimated 24,864 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- June 1, 2026 · score 34 · 12.5 km
- July 10, 2026 · score 34 · 18.2 km
- July 4, 2026 · score 34 · 18.9 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 81 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Event Data
| Type | Severe weather |
| Severity | medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 34 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 81% |
| Coordinates | 37.1350, -88.7967 |
| Nearest City | Paducah (18 km) |
| Population Exposed | 24.9K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-09T18:17:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c590dd7015110af6d2624dbcc308ab3960addb98.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Massac, IL; McCracken, KY |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 9 at 1:17PM CDT until July 9 at 1:30PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY |
| Expires | 2026-07-09T13:30:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Paducah KY |
| HasExactCoords | true |
Safety Information
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Series begins 10 February 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.
Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 34/100, near Paducah (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.