Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 28

Severe Weather near McAlester

PittsburgUnited StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 5 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.

3 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest 7 km from here.

This alert expired on 12 September 2026 at 20:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 2nd strongest of the 9 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 6 June 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 3 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 12 at 2:40PM CDT until September 12 at 3:30PM CDT by NWS Tulsa OK

An estimated 18,310 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 6 June 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 28 out of 100, at 86 % confidence.

The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.

Computed under scoring rules v4. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.

Event Data

TypeSevere Weather
SeverityMedium
Calamity Score (ours)28 / 100
Our confidence86%
Coordinates35.1210, -95.6350
Nearest CityMcAlester (25 km)
Population Exposed18.3K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-09-12T19:40:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.1d88131d4f9367c84885276b629b80ecb9f72532.001.1

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
40
population
0
cascading
18
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescLatimer, OK; Pittsburg, OK; McIntosh, OK; Pittsburg, OK
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued September 12 at 2:40PM CDT until September 12 at 3:30PM CDT by NWS Tulsa OK
Expires2026-09-12T15:30:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Tulsa OK
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount2
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1d88131d4f9367c84885276b629b80ecb9f72532.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.956473f7c8897ddea530154ad8730dbddf5a4195.002.1"]
Spc ReportTypewind
Spc Speed58
Spc Location5 SSE Haskell
Spc CountyMuskogee
Spc StateOK
Spc Comments58 mph wind gust recorded by Oklahoma mesonet. (TSA)
MergedSources[{"id":"spc_wind_35.75_-95.64_3","source":"spc","severity":"medium","severityValue":45,"timestamp":1789234440000,"latitude":35.75,"longitude":-95.64}]

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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