Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 6 minutes ago, and this point is in it.
One other detection within 20 km in the last 24 hours, 3 km from here.
This alert expired on 12 September 2026 at 20:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 20 recorded within 20 km of this point since 4 April 2026 — 3 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. One more was recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 12 at 2:59PM CDT until September 12 at 3:15PM CDT by NWS Little Rock AR
An estimated 194,105 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 4 April 2026
- August 27, 2026 · score 37 · 17.2 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 37 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 v4. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.
Event Data
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 37 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 79% |
| Coordinates | 35.6390, -94.2638 |
| Nearest City | Van Buren (23 km) |
| Population Exposed | 194.1K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-12T19:59:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.9a1a84c57510319c4dc026195c639466d114251e.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Yell, AR; Johnson, AR; Newton, AR; Pope, AR; Searcy, AR; Le Flore, OK and 3 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 12 at 2:59PM CDT until September 12 at 3:15PM CDT by NWS Little Rock AR |
| Expires | 2026-09-12T15:15:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Little Rock AR |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 6 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9a1a84c57510319c4dc026195c639466d114251e.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7ec843bac6bd2e60386c702bf9c083f644af950c.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.45646dec7b7b03551a8dd99cc60b2f8466207bdd.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.28508b3a82ef542ec6e22e71c4fb2ae48379bc8e.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.59d377f2c5d071ce4b690074a8791a20a06ccf54.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.867f8aed7bff0d2da50e590df6ceb4e514f3a0f3.002.1"] |
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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