This alert expired on 9 May 2026 at 03:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 5th strongest of the 16 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 April 2026. The last comparable one was on 26 April 2026. 2 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 8 at 9:58PM CDT until May 8 at 10:45PM CDT by NWS Tulsa OK
An estimated 111,275 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 April 2026
- June 7, 2026 · score 67 · 12.3 km
- August 7, 2026 · score 43 · 21.1 km
How we know
Confirmed by 9 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.
Event Data
| Type | Severe weather |
| Severity | medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 43 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 91% |
| Coordinates | 35.1180, -94.1293 |
| Nearest City | Fort Smith (39 km) |
| Population Exposed | 111.3K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-09T02:58:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bd00c93376610c666909dace30373b21 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Sebastian, AR; Le Flore, OK; Johnson, AR; Logan, AR; Scott, AR; Yell, AR |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 8 at 9:58PM CDT until May 8 at 10:45PM CDT by NWS Tulsa OK |
| Expires | 2026-05-08T22:45:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Tulsa OK |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bd00c93376610c666909dace30373b2188d15e95.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.58193748407582177c04ad6482178f277624b11c.001.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | H |
| Iem Magnitude | 1 |
| Iem Unit | Inch |
| Iem City | 1 N Barling |
| Iem County | Sebastian |
| Iem State | AR |
| Iem Wfo | TSA |
| Iem Remark | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). |
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Series begins 10 February 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.
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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 188 scientific monitoring sources.