This alert expired on 9 July 2026 at 07:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 4th strongest of the 36 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 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 July 9 at 2:21AM CDT until July 9 at 2:30AM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
An estimated 219,880 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- May 19, 2026 · score 67 · 3.9 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 82 % 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) | 43 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 82% |
| Coordinates | 38.7857, -95.7443 |
| Nearest City | Topeka (30 km) |
| Population Exposed | 219.9K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-09T07:21:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ee389d9dd33f89da6b480df859bd88037639338f.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Lyon, KS; Osage, KS; Shawnee, KS; Wabaunsee, KS |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 9 at 2:21AM CDT until July 9 at 2:30AM CDT by NWS Topeka KS |
| Expires | 2026-07-09T02:30:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Topeka KS |
| HasExactCoords | true |
Safety Information
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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 43/100, near Topeka (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.