Calamity
mediumSevere weatherCalamity Score: 34

Severe weather near Ponca City

KayUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 19 May 2026 at 07:01 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 51 recorded within 20 km of this point since 18 April 2026 — 40 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 21 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 19 at 1:52AM CDT until May 19 at 2:00AM CDT by NWS Norman OK

An estimated 24,758 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 18 April 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 10 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 34 out of 100, at 90 % confidence.

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

Event Data

TypeSevere weather
Severitymedium
Calamity Score (ours)34 / 100
Our confidence90%
Coordinates36.7744, -96.8140
Nearest CityPonca City (26 km)
Population Exposed24.8K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-05-19T06:52:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a4194460e9443960198e7093426a2b04

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
40
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescKay, OK; Osage, OK
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued May 19 at 1:52AM CDT until May 19 at 2:00AM CDT by NWS Norman OK
Expires2026-05-19T02:01:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Norman OK
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount2
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a4194460e9443960198e7093426a2b04948022fb.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b493e7e55281c1ce6f72d9da4fd71939fbe6b681.001.1"]
Iem TypeSummaryH
Iem Magnitude1.25
Iem UnitInch
Iem City1 E Ponca City
Iem CountyKay
Iem StateOK
Iem WfoOUN
Iem RemarkReport from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.).
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Safety Information

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Series begins 10 February 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 34/100, near Ponca City (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.