Calamity
CriticalSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 63

Severe Weather in United States

MontgomeryUnited StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 1 minute 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 43 recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026 — one other scored the same. The last comparable one was on 28 April 2026.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Tornado Warning issued May 26 at 7:00PM 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

How we know

Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 63 out of 100, at 85 % 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)63 / 100
Our confidence85%
Coordinates37.9186, -83.8371
Nearest CityWinchester (31 km)
Population Exposed52.0K within 50 km
Impact Tiersevere
Timestamp2026-05-26T23:00:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cfbaf29f78e805d4f9df21380ae753086dbd0ede.001.1

Score Breakdown

95
intensity
55
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventTornado Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescBath, KY; Menifee, KY; Montgomery, KY; Powell, KY
HeadlineTornado Warning issued May 26 at 7:00PM EDT until May 26 at 7:45PM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
Expires2026-05-26T19:45:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Jackson KY
HasExactCoordstrue
Iem TypeSummaryE
Iem City3 ESE Midway
Iem CountyScott
Iem StateKY
Iem WfoLMK
Iem RemarkWater over the road.
MergedSources[{"id":"iem_E_38.140_-84.630_1779832680000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1779832680000,"latitude":38.14,"longitude":-84.63}]

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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