Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 48

Severe Weather near Norman

ClevelandUnited StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 26 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.

One other detection within 20 km in the last 24 hours, 7 km from here.

This alert expired on 9 May 2026 at 00:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 3rd strongest of the 29 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 24 April 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 8 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 8 at 7:10PM CDT until May 8 at 7:30PM CDT by NWS Norman OK

An estimated 980,088 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 24 April 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 12 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 48 out of 100, at 91 % 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)48 / 100
Our confidence91%
Coordinates35.0747, -97.2653
Nearest CityNorman (23 km)
Population Exposed980.1K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-05-09T00:10:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4eedaf8a4d4bcd74a4adda193695208d

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
85
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescCleveland, OK; McClain, OK; Pottawatomie, OK; Cotton, OK; Tillman, OK; Clay, TX; Wichita, TX; Cleveland, OK; Pottawatomie, OK and 5 more areas
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued May 8 at 7:10PM CDT until May 8 at 7:30PM CDT by NWS Norman OK
Expires2026-05-08T19:30:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Norman OK
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount8
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Iem TypeSummaryH
Iem Magnitude1
Iem UnitInch
Iem City5 NE Verden
Iem CountyGrady
Iem StateOK
Iem WfoOUN
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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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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 48/100, near Norman (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.