Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 48

Severe Weather near Norman

McClainUnited StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 55 minutes 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 00:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 5th strongest of the 37 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 9 May 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 May 8 at 7:02PM CDT until May 8 at 7:15PM CDT by NWS Norman OK

An estimated 985,516 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 9 May 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 29 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%
Coordinates35.0860, -97.4189
Nearest CityNorman (15 km)
Population Exposed985.5K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-05-09T00:02:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.814ebf52eb4c59dbab50189b95952709

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
85
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescCotton, OK; Tillman, OK; Cleveland, OK; McClain, OK; Pottawatomie, OK; Caddo, OK; Comanche, OK and 3 more areas
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued May 8 at 7:02PM CDT until May 8 at 7:15PM CDT by NWS Norman OK
Expires2026-05-08T19:15:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Norman OK
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount6
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Iem TypeSummaryH
Iem Magnitude1
Iem UnitInch
Iem City2 NE Mustang
Iem CountyCanadian
Iem StateOK
Iem WfoOUN
Iem RemarkReport from mPING: Quarter (1.00 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 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.