Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 22

Severe Weather in United States

WashitaUnited StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 20 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 18 May 2026 at 22:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is one of only 4 we have recorded within 20 km of this point since 10 May 2026. The last comparable one was on 10 May 2026. One more was recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 5:00PM CDT until May 18 at 5:30PM CDT by NWS Norman OK

Nearby, since 10 May 2026

How we know

One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.

Our own score for this event is 22 out of 100, at 59 % 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)22 / 100
Our confidence59%
Coordinates35.1370, -99.3290
Nearest CityAltus (55 km)
Impact Tierminor
Timestamp2026-05-18T22:00:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fca6e41cf7c66dfdbd5958d4b61f71cf

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
0
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescCuster, OK; Washita, OK; Greer, OK; Harmon, OK; Jackson, OK; Kiowa, OK
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 5:00PM CDT until May 18 at 5:30PM CDT by NWS Norman OK
Expires2026-05-18T17:30:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Norman OK
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount2
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fca6e41cf7c66dfdbd5958d4b61f71cf390f2341.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.709daba652f9baca905b56dcb28c58feb63e52d9.001.1"]

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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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 22/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.