Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 39

Severe Weather in United States

LaramieUnited 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 9 May 2026 at 23:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 5th strongest of the 41 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 8 May 2026. 6 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 9 at 4:47PM MDT until May 9 at 5:30PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY

An estimated 65,132 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 15 March 2026

How we know

One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.

Our own score for this event is 39 out of 100, at 79 % 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
SeverityMedium
Calamity Score (ours)39 / 100
Our confidence79%
Coordinates41.5073, -104.9923
Nearest CityCheyenne (43 km)
Population Exposed65.1K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-05-09T22:47:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1b6829482c30d216b5173e698df20b07

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
55
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescKimball, NE; Laramie, WY; Albany, WY; Carbon, WY
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued May 9 at 4:47PM MDT until May 9 at 5:30PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY
Expires2026-05-09T17:30:00-06:00
SenderNameNWS Cheyenne WY
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount2
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1b6829482c30d216b5173e698df20b07d93d13c9.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6d10e6303505f3b839034b7cd2b1dca92f5fc8bc.001.1"]

Safety Information

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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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