Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 68 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 8 May 2026 at 20:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 57 recorded within 20 km of this point since 18 April 2026 — 39 others scored the same. 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 2:43PM CDT until May 8 at 3:00PM CDT by NWS Norman OK
An estimated 24,758 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 18 April 2026
- May 19, 2026 · score 34 · 5.0 km
- June 25, 2026 · score 34 · 17.2 km
- June 2, 2026 · score 34 · 19.3 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 34 out of 100, at 86 % 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
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 34 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 86% |
| Coordinates | 36.7625, -96.8675 |
| Nearest City | Ponca City (21 km) |
| Population Exposed | 24.8K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-08T19:43:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b5afa4c3db488e4bff84971a7258d99879164da6.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Kay, OK |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 8 at 2:43PM CDT until May 8 at 3:00PM CDT by NWS Norman OK |
| Expires | 2026-05-08T15:00:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Norman OK |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Iem TypeSummary | H |
| Iem Magnitude | 1.5 |
| Iem Unit | Inch |
| Iem City | 4 S Kildare |
| Iem County | Kay |
| Iem State | OK |
| Iem Wfo | OUN |
| Iem Remark | Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.). |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_H_36.750_-97.050_1778269080000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1778269080000,"latitude":36.75,"longitude":-97.05}] |
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 34/100, near Ponca City (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.