Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 6 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
5 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest 12 km from here.
This alert expired on 31 May 2026 at 22:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 47 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 April 2026 — 5 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 6 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Tornado Warning issued May 31 at 4:56PM CDT until May 31 at 5:15PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY
An estimated 17,266 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 April 2026
- June 1, 2026 · score 40 · 2.4 km
- June 22, 2026 · score 34 · 3.3 km
- August 1, 2026 · score 28 · 4.4 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 58 out of 100, at 84 % 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) | 58 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 84% |
| Coordinates | 36.6117, -90.6867 |
| Nearest City | Poplar Bluff (31 km) |
| Population Exposed | 17.3K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-31T21:56:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f3418074baef1efdbfb9b4ad72589b131109b121.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Ripley, MO |
| Headline | Tornado Warning issued May 31 at 4:56PM CDT until May 31 at 5:15PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY |
| Expires | 2026-05-31T17:15:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Paducah KY |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Iem TypeSummary | C |
| Iem City | 1 SW Grandin |
| Iem County | Carter |
| Iem State | MO |
| Iem Wfo | PAH |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_C_36.820_-90.840_1780260240000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1780260240000,"latitude":36.82,"longitude":-90.84}] |
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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