Calamity
CriticalSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 58

Severe Weather near Poplar Bluff

RipleyUnited StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 3 hours 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 31 May 2026 at 22:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 50 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. 4 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Tornado Warning issued May 31 at 4:43PM 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

How we know

Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 58 out of 100, at 89 % 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)58 / 100
Our confidence89%
Coordinates36.6200, -90.6750
Nearest CityPoplar Bluff (30 km)
Population Exposed17.3K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-05-31T21:43:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ff0eede664c56bd6a821dcc0eb9fc3f5ed1790b0.001.1

Score Breakdown

95
intensity
40
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventTornado Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescRipley, MO
HeadlineTornado Warning issued May 31 at 4:43PM CDT until May 31 at 5:15PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY
Expires2026-05-31T17:15:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Paducah KY
HasExactCoordstrue
Spc ReportTypewind
Spc SpeedUNK
Spc Location4 S Lodi
Spc CountyWayne
Spc StateMO
Spc CommentsLarge tree limbs down. Power outages 5 miles north of Greenville. (PAH)
Iem TypeSummaryC
Iem City1 SW Grandin
Iem CountyCarter
Iem StateMO
Iem WfoPAH
MergedSources[{"id":"spc_wind_37.20_-90.46_10","source":"spc","severity":"medium","severityValue":45,"timestamp":1780258920000,"latitude":37.2,"longitude":-90.46},{"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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