Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 43

Severe Weather in United States

WichitaUnited StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 2 hours 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 03:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 17 recorded within 20 km of this point since 14 April 2026 — 8 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 5 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 8 at 9:51PM CDT until May 8 at 10:30PM CDT by NWS Norman OK

An estimated 104,710 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 14 April 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 7 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 43 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)43 / 100
Our confidence91%
Coordinates34.0774, -98.8249
Nearest CityWichita Falls (36 km)
Population Exposed104.7K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-05-09T02:51:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.de80694faf9625dbefe44ae152902eda

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescFoard, TX; Hardeman, TX; Foard, TX; Hardeman, TX; Knox, TX; Jefferson, OK; Love, OK; Clay, TX and 4 more areas
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued May 8 at 9:51PM CDT until May 8 at 10:30PM CDT by NWS Norman OK
Expires2026-05-08T22:30:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Norman OK
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount7
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Iem TypeSummaryH
Iem Magnitude1.75
Iem UnitInch
Iem CityChattanooga
Iem CountyComanche
Iem StateOK
Iem WfoOUN
Iem RemarkReport from mPING: Golf Ball (1.75 in.).
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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 43/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.