Calamity
mediumSevere weatherCalamity Score: 43

Severe weather near Fort Smith

SebastianUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 18 June 2026 at 23:32 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 3rd strongest of the 41 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 4 April 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 7 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 18 at 6:22PM CDT until June 18 at 6:30PM CDT by NWS Tulsa OK

An estimated 111,275 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 4 April 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 84 % 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)43 / 100
Our confidence84%
Coordinates35.3067, -94.2417
Nearest CityFort Smith (17 km)
Population Exposed111.3K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-06-18T23:22:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.42ef0dee33d6c3d8a2eb4d73170783c583d965f9.001.1

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescCrawford, AR; Sebastian, AR
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued June 18 at 6:22PM CDT until June 18 at 6:30PM CDT by NWS Tulsa OK
Expires2026-06-18T18:32:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Tulsa OK
HasExactCoordstrue
Iem TypeSummaryD
Iem City1 E Fort Smith
Iem CountySebastian
Iem StateAR
Iem WfoTSA
Iem Remarkdowned tree at intersection of Waldron and Grand Ave; time estimated by radar.
MergedSources[{"id":"iem_D_35.390_-94.370_1781822880000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1781822880000,"latitude":35.39,"longitude":-94.37}]

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 43/100, near Fort Smith (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.